China's top legislative body is now considering a proposed resolution to raise the mandatory retirement age over time. This move is an effort to combat the rapid decline in country's working-age population.

China lawmakers review proposal for lifting retirement age

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China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.

China's ageing population threatens economic growth

Japan to pay child-rearing families millions to shift from Tokyo to rural areas

China to set up university for elderly to cope up with ageing population

China’s Xi Jinping vows to formulate policies to boost birth rate amid rise of ageing population

China's birth rate dropped to a record low in 2021, despite the country's efforts to increase the young population. The number of births dropped for the fifth consecutive year in 2021 and as compared with 12 million births in 2020, there were 10.62 million births last year. The 2021 rate of 7.52 births per 1,000 people was the lowest since 1949 when the National Statistics Bureau (NBS) began collating the data. Data of the population of China's 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities have been analysed. It excludes foreigners and also does not include Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.

Low birthrate: A new headache for China

China is mulling over several steps to tackle its population crisis. According to a report, China is considering lifting restrictions on family planning by 2025.

China battles an ageing population, plans to ease family planning rules

The low birth rate and an ageing population have become growing concerns of South Korea, which is now also deemed as a demographic crisis.

South Korea: Low Birth rate and ageing population raises concern

Japan's stagnant economy: Who's to blame?

Japan is facing challenges posed by a rapidly ageing, declining population with low birth rates

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