An elementary school in Yimianpo is now a storage yard. The number of children in the town has dropped by half and there are ...

China’s extreme automation is a strength, but it’s also a response to the country’s most fundamental weakness: the impending ...

For decades, China enjoyed a role as the “world’s factory,” drawing upon its immense labor force to manufacture goods cheaply and quickly. As the number of working-age people in China drops ...

China’s demographic profile has changed dramatically in the span of a single generation. The population began to decline in 2022 as fertility rates reached an all-time low, and India has now passed ...

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...