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China's population falls again as birth rate drops to lowest since 1949

Despite lifting the one-child policy to allow three children, the fertility rate remains low. Most families cite the costs ...

China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born

BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) - China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a ...

China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949

China’s population fell for a fourth straight year and its birthrate tumbled as policymakers failed to slow a demographic ...

China's population falls for a fourth straight year, with births at lowest in decades

The population of the world’s second most populous country dropped by 3.39 million in 2025 to 1.405 billion, a faster decline ...

Our world is entering an 'era of global water bankruptcy', UN scientists declare

For decades, we have heard many warnings about a global water crisis. However, a new UN-supported report states that these ...

China’s population falls for fourth straight year

The number of births fell to the lowest level since records began in 1949.

Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution

When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, nitrogen ...