China Population

China Turns Population Policy Into Economic Strategy as Costly Pro-Birth Push Targets Fourth Year of Population Decline

China’s long-running experiment with population control has entered a dramatic reversal, with demographic policy now taking centre stage in Beijing’s economic planning as authorities confront a shrinking and rapidly ageing society. Official population data due on January 19 is expected...
Australia

Australia’s Population Set to Keep Rising Despite Record Low Birth Rates and a Sharp Pullback in Overseas Migration

Australia’s population is set to keep growing over the coming decades, even as the country records its lowest-ever birth rate and the Federal Government insists it has significantly tightened migration settings after a post-pandemic surge. According to the 2025 Population...
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China mulls ways to boost birth rates

China's continuous decline in population, political advisors have made 20 suggestions to increase the birth rate. But experts have said that stopping the rate of population decline is the best solution for the time being. Chinese youth say that they...
Arab countries

One-third of Arab world’s population is poor

RIYADH A large population of the Arab world, which looks luxurious from a distance, is struggling with poverty. The 'large population' here means about 130 million people. Although some rich countries are not included in this. A survey released by...