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China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born
China’s population declined by 3.4 million in 2025 with births dropping 17% amid economic pressures and a record low birth rate of 5.6 per 1,000, official data show.
- On Monday, official data showed China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025, with total at 1.4 billion and births dropping to 7.92 million, its lowest in decades.
- Beijing has tried raising child limits and offering 3,600 yuan subsidies, maternity leave of 158 days, and a VAT change, but birth rates remain low.
- Marriage statistics show marriage registrations in China plunged by a fifth in 2024 to over 6.1 million, while World Bank data showed the fertility rate remained at one in 2023.
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China records lowest birth rate in 2025 as population falls for fourth year: Report - The Tribune
The CNN report citing data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Monday stated the birth rate fell to 5.63 births per 1,000 people in 2025, lower than the previous record low of 6.39 births per 1,000 recorded in 2023.
·Chandigarh, India
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China records lowest birth rate in 2025 as population falls for fourth year: Report
The CNN report citing data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Monday stated the birth rate fell to 5.63 births per 1,000 people in 2025, lower than the previous record low of 6.39 births per 1,000 recorded in 2023.
·India
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