Beijing: China’s population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed yesterday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis. Once the world’s most populous country, China was overtaken by India last year, with Beijing now scrambling to boost falling birth rates through subsidies and pro-fertility propaganda.“ By the end of 2023, the national population was 1, 409.67 million, a decrease of 2.08 million over that at
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2024-01-18 00:00:00.0