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China population falls again, sparking concerns over future workforce

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year.

People walk in front of billboards in a metro station in Shanghai, China, January 16, 2025. (REUTERS)
Published on Jan 17, 2025 10:02 AM IST
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World Population Day 2024: Date, history, theme, significance

World Population Day 2024: From date to theme, here’s all that you need to know about the special day.

Every year, World Population Day is observed on July 11.(HT Photo)
Published on Jul 11, 2024 01:16 PM IST
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Focus on women's reproductive rights rather than soaring population numbers: UN

While the population is now the largest ever seen, "the global average fertility rate is the lowest in living memory".

Twenty-five percent of the world's population is aged 14 or under; 65 percent are aged 15-64 and 10 percent are aged 65 and over.(AP File)
Published on Apr 19, 2023 09:51 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Global population hits 8 billion, but this is the main problem

World Population: Scientists have been debating such demographic issues at least since the 18th century.

World Population: A boy takes in the view of the Los Angeles skyline.(AP)
Published on Nov 17, 2022 12:30 PM IST
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Symbolic ‘eight-billionth baby’ born in Philippines

World Population: Philippines' commission on population and development shared photos of the baby girl and her mother on Facebook.

World Population: A baby girl is being deemed as the symbolic eighth billion person in the world.
Published on Nov 15, 2022 04:40 PM IST
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