Broad-based system needed to boost fertility

China’s health minister has highlighted the establishment of a childbirth subsidy system, the expansion of childcare services and ensuring the implementation of maternity leave as key

Macau’s migrant population grows, ageing ratio climbs 106%

Macau's demographics slightly increased last year as its number of non-residents grew, following the city’s reopening after the pandemic. This fact has renewed a push to

Hong Kong sees population increase in 2023

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) saw an increase in population in 2023 thanks to a net inflow of residents, official data showed this week.

Population falls for second straight year, births drop after end of one-child policy

China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped

South Korea’s gender imbalance is bad news for men − outnumbering women, many face bleak marriage prospects

South Korea’s bachelor time bomb is about to really go off. Following a historic 30-year-long imbalance in the male-to-female sex ratio at birth, young men

Over 5% of Chinese women remain childless at 49

Around 5.2 percent of Chinese women who had reached the age of 49 remained childless in 2020, according to a study released by the China Population and Development

Rise in population attributed to non-local students

The total population of Macau increased to 673,600 at the end of March from 672,800 in the previous quarter, an increase which can be largely explained by

India will be most populous country by month’s end, UN says

India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said yesterday . The milestone raises questions about

China records first population fall in decades as births drop

For the first time in decades, China has fewer people than it did at the start of last year, according to official figures released yesterday.

Population decline still mainly attributable to fewer non-residents

Macau's population has continued to decline as the city recorded a 5,400 population decrease in the third quarter to 671,900, due mainly to the drop in

8,700 non-resident workers leave city since January

The total population as at end-June 2022 decreased by 4,400 quarter-to-quarter to 677,300, mainly as a result of a drop in the number of non-resident

Japan minister says women ‘underestimated’

Japan's minister for gender equality and children's issues called the country's record low births and plunging population a national crisis and blamed "indifference and ignorance" in the male-dominated Japanese parliament. In

UN projects world population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15

The United Nations estimated that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous

Population decrease still attributable to decline in non-resident workers

The total population as at end-March 2022 decreased by 1,500 quarter-to-quarter to 681,700, mainly attributable to a drop in the number of non-resident workers living

Breaking News: China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society

China's ruling Communist Party said today (Monday) it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid aging

Population | China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age

The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed today (Tuesday), adding to economic challenges for Chinese leaders

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