China’s Population Declines For Third Straight Year Amid Rising Economic Struggles
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
China’s population declined for a third straight year in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Friday. The total population of China stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39…
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