Category: demographic

China’s Economy Stepping into a Downward Spiral with Two Major Risks: Analysis

News Analysis China’s economy is moving into a downward spiral in the medium-to-long term due to demographic headwinds and declining productivity after it slowed down substantially in 2022 with GDP growth reaching its second lowest since 1977. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), although expecting China’s economy to rebound in the short term, revised its medium-term…


UN: India to ‘Surpass China as the Most Populous Country During 2023’

The United Nations released the “World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results” (WPP) on July 11 (pdf), which is World Population Day. The report says: “India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country during 2023,” and “The world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15, 2022.” Countries of sub-Saharan…