China Records 7.92 Million Births in 2025 Amid Fourth Year of Population Decline

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China Records 7.92 Million Births in 2025 Amid Fourth Year of Population Decline

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China Records 7.92 Million Births in 2025 Amid Fourth Year of Population Decline

China records 7.92 million births in 2025, while its population drops by 3.39 million to 1.405 billion. The report flags the phenomenon termed “Demographic Winter” as increasingly becoming a global reality with implications for the 21st century economy and social structure.

Demographic Winter :

Dimension Key Details
Term “Demographic Winter” describes a demographic phase characterised by a persistent and structural decline in population growth.
Key indicators Birth rates below the replacement rate of fertility (2.1); inverted population pyramid with a shrinking, aging population (narrow base of young people and wider top of older adults).
Reasons Delayed life milestones, urbanisation with smaller living spaces, social and cultural shifts (including more women in the workforce and smaller family norms), greater access to family planning, and legacy policies like China’s One Child Policy.
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With reference to “Demographic Winter”, consider the following statements:
1. It is characterised by a persistent and structural decline in population growth.
2. It is characterised by a temporary decline in population growth followed by rebound.

Which of the statements given above are correct?