China's Population Falls for a Third Consecutive Year
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Posted on January 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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China's population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, with deaths outpacing births. Experts warn the decline will worsen, posing demographic challenges.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight uptick in births , with experts cautioning that the downturn will worsen in the coming years.
(Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
The main topic is China's population decline for the third consecutive year in 2024, with deaths surpassing births.
China's population is declining due to a higher number of deaths compared to births, despite a slight increase in birth rates.
The continued population decline could lead to significant demographic and economic challenges for China in the future.
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