Despite government efforts to boost fertility, China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025.

Despite efforts to encourage young couples to have children, China's birth rate hit a record low.

China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a ...

China's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since official records began in 1949.

Official figures released Monday revealed the country’s birth rate dropped to just 5.63 per 1,000 people in 2025, while the death rate climbed to 8.04 per 1,000 -- the highest since 1968. The result: ...

China recorded its lowest birth rate on record in 2025, the statistics office in Beijing reported on Monday. The rate fell to ...

China’s population crisis deepened in 2025 as births fell to a historic low, highlighting the limits of Beijing’s efforts to ...

China has been grappling with a severe population crisis as its birth rate has fallen to a record low, lowest since 1949. As ...

Births in China fell to a new historic low in 2025, according to official data released on Monday. The national statistics ...

China’s birthrate has fallen to its lowest level since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. According to TRT World, ...

China has registered its lowest number of births since records began. European governments weigh up options to bring down the ...

Ten years after China ended its one-child policy, fertility rates have not bounced back. NPR speaks with journalist Cindy Yu about what this means.