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China’s birth rate hits a record low as its population shrinks for the fourth straight year. Official data show births fall to 5.63 per 1,000 people while deaths rise to 8.04, accelerating demographic decline. The population drops by 3.39 million to about 1.4 billion in 2025. Despite incentives and easing limits from one-child to three-child policies, births continue to weaken.
Monday, 19 January, 2026