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China's population declined by 3.39 million in 2025 to 1.404 billion, according to data published by the State Statistical Office of the PRC, and only mainland China — without Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan — is included in the statistics.
The number of inhabitants of China fell by about 3.39 million in 2025 against a negative birth record.
[Yomiuri Shimbun] [Shenyang = Izumi Shotaro] The National Bureau of Statistics of China announced on the 19th that the total population of mainland China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau, will be 1,404,890,000 by the end of 2025, a decrease of 3,390,000 from the previous year. China's population has been declining since 2022, and this marks the fourth consecutive year of decline.
The birth rate in China reached its lowest level since 1949 in 2025, reaching 5.63 births per 1,000 inhabitants. For the fourth consecutive year, the total population decreased, closing the year with 1.4 billion people, a fall of 3.39 million compared to the previous period. This trend is of concern to Beijing (Beijing), as the fertility rate of one child per woman is well below the necessary replacement level (2.1), which accelerates the ageing…
The world's once most populous country may face increasingly serious population difficulties, with the latest data showing that there has been no such situation since the founding of the People's Republic, Bloomberg reported.
China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level since records began in 1949, despite efforts by authorities to... More...
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