China’s most populous province is Guangdong, which had a population of 126.6 million at the end of 2022. This is followed by Shandong, with 101.6 million people. China’s least populous areas were the ...

In Liaoning province, 25.7 per cent of the population is aged over 60, while in Shandong the figure is 21.15 per cent; Analysts say ageing is one of the biggest challenges facing China, with ...

China's population has slowed significantly and is expected to start to shrink ahead of 2025. ... Only China’s southern Guangdong province has had more than 1 million new births, it said.

A nurse works at a maternal and child health care hospital in Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu province, May 12, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] At least eight provincial-level regions in China reported ...