China's 2025 birth rate is the lowest since 1949, since the People's Republic of China was founded and began keeping birth ...

Despite lifting the one-child policy to allow three children, the fertility rate remains low. Most families cite the costs ...

The National Bureau of Statistics reported a birth rate of 5.63 per 1,000 people in 2025, down from 6.39 in 2023, marking the ...

China’s population fell for a fourth straight year and its birthrate tumbled as policymakers failed to slow a demographic ...

The statistics illustrate the stark demographic pressures the country faces. The number of new babies born was just 7.92 ...

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 population policy is emerging as a key part of its economic strategy as Beijing rolls out its most wide-ranging push ...

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.

Rio was born on Nov. 27 to Hu Chun, a 15-year-old adult female, and Cai Tao. The pair arrived in Indonesia in 2017 on a ...

Meghan McCain is a three-time mom! The former “View” co-host gave birth to her and husband Ben Domenech’s third child, a son whom they named Ransom, on Friday. “Everyone is happy, healthy and ...