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China Population

Peaking population

India must prepare for the social implications of declining fertility

Peaking population
Updated On : 16 Jul 2020 | 10:22 PM IST

China birth rate lowest in 2019 since 1949 as workforce continues to shrink

To avoid a demographic crisis, the government relaxed its one-child policy in 2016 to allow people to have two children, but the change has not resulted in more pregnancies

China birth rate lowest in 2019 since 1949 as workforce continues to shrink
Updated On : 17 Jan 2020 | 1:58 PM IST

How will China's ageing population meet the costs of social welfare?

China has been paying retirees with contributions made by the working population since it set up the current pension system in the early 1990s

How will China's ageing population meet the costs of social welfare?
Updated On : 20 Aug 2018 | 4:47 PM IST