China has announced that it is planning to provide childcare subsidies to parents in the country, a plan to boost the birth rate in the second most populous nation in the world. China will pay $500 per child in cash as a subsidy. 

'$500 per child, direct cash': China to offer childcare subsidies to boost birth rate

China, which is facing a demographic crisis, is now seeking to make it easier for its citizens to marry but harder to divorce, as young people increasingly opt to remain single.

China cracks down on divorce: Newly proposed rules make it harder to split, easier to marry

The United Nations has raised the alarm on the drastic population decline in China by the end of this century, predicting it could lose more than half of its population.

China's demographic time bomb: China faces 'largest absolute population loss', says UN

India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said.

India's population to decline by 2100, but remain 2.5 times China's size

The strategic community is in awe of China. They marvel at its visionary leaders like Mao, Deng and Xi. They gush over books like the 100-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower.

The psychology of Chinese decline

China faces a formidable economic challenge as its ageing population threatens key policy goals, including boosting domestic consumption and tackling growing debt.

China's Demographic Challenge: Ageing population threatens economic shift & growth

China witnessed a significant decline in the number of births last year. Despite extensive government initiatives to support parenthood, the nation's births plunged by 10 per cent, hitting the lowest level on record.

China ageing fast: Births fall by 10% to an all-time low, raising economic concerns

In a rare public condemnation of the crisis-hit real estate market in the nation, a former official in China claimed on Saturday that the nation’s 1.4 billion people would not be able to fill all the vacant flats across several residential complexes all over the nation Since China Evergrande Group, a massive real estate developer, stopped paying its debts in 2021 as a result of restrictions on recent borrowings, the country's once-stable property market has been in free fall.

China’s empty houses can’t be entirely occupied despite its 1.4 billion population

In an attempt to incentivise young people to get married and have kids, a county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger.

China population crisis: Newlyweds to receive cash reward if bride is under 25

China has implemented new rules to tackle its looming demographic crisis. It has allowed migrant workers to register their marriages in the cities where they reside, instead of having to travel back to their hometowns.

China eases marriage registration process for migrant workers to tackle population crisis

China is mulling to liberalise in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment facility nationwide as it seeks to reverse the demographic decline. According to local media reports, the authorities in Beijing might allow unmarried and single women to freeze their eggs and obtain IVF treatment.

China looking to liberalise IVF facility for single women to reverse population decline

India has now surpassed China as the world’s most populated country. What are the implications of this milestone? Vikram Chandra explains.

India’s population: Boon or bane? | The India Story

They say desperate times call for desperate measures. At least that is what one is reminded of by Chinese social media users who see Chinese colleges giving a week-long holiday to find love as a measure aimed to tackle the country's dwindling population.

Chinese colleges on love-themed spring break as nation scurries to arrest population decline

Demography in China is undergoing a major shift, with the number of births declining and the population ageing rapidly. The latest data from the nation's Henan province shows the extent of the challenge faced by Beijing.

Data from China's Henan shows extent of population decline; records 8,000 more deaths than births

For the first time in 60 years, China’s population has fallen. 2022 saw the nation’s population take a historic turn to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizens’ numbers.

China's population falls to a 60 year low; demographers predict nation 'will get old before it gets rich'

Even as the world marked the daunting milestone of eight million population, China which was once preoccupied with the prospect of a runaway population is now fretting over its low number of childbirths.

Even as the world reaches daunting eight billion population, China frets over low number of children

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to bring in new policies to arrest the fall of the birth rate as concerns mount over the rising ageing population in the world’s second-largest economy.

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

China, which has been facing a steady fall in its birth rates since 2017, claims that the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the downward trend. The country's National Health Commission stated that COVID-19 has contributed to the nation's declining marriage and birth rates.

Covid pandemic made China's population crisis worse: Report

China has been facing a steady fall in its birth rates since 2017. To encourage balanced long-term population development in the face of the decline, Chinese authorities have now released a guideline outlining a number of policies for prenatal and postnatal support.

China introduces new policies as birth rate continues to fall

The world’s most populous country, China, will see its population decline by 2025 as family size grows smaller, according to officials. China has been dealing with an impending demographic crisis as a result of its rapidly declining economy, workforce, and weakest population growth in decades.

China’s population will begin to fall by 2025 as family size grows smaller: Officials

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

Official data released on Monday shows that China's birth rate dropped to a record low in 2021, despite the country's efforts to increase the young population. The data highlighted the point that the population increased by less than half a million as China's overall population increased by about 480,000 people – to 1.

China's population grows but birth rate drops to record low in 2021

An editorial by a state-run news outlet had asked the members of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) to shoulder the responsibility of the dwindling population and told them that they should be “obliged” to have at least three children.

To tackle declining birth rate, Chinese editorial tells Communist members to have ‘at least 3 kids’

Since 1978, China’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest levels, according to the latest data released by the country’s national bureau of statistics. Only 8.5 births per 1,000 people were reported in 2020, highlighting that it was the first time in decades that the figure has fallen below 10.

China's birth rate plummets to its lowest level since 1978

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