population

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The government has sought to boost China's flagging birth rate, concerned about the rapidly ageing and shrinking population, as well as record low marriage rates.

From Barron's

There were just 9.54 million births in China in 2024 -- half the number than in 2016 -- and concerns about the shrinking and ageing population have been growing as couples choose to buck traditional Chinese norms.

From Barron's

A mutation in this gene, which encourages overeating and means we feel less full, is carried by roughly a fifth of the global population.

From BBC

As a result, many details about this hidden population of solitary planets have remained uncertain.

From Science Daily

The study shows that many reef fish populations have been heavily overfished and are producing far below what they could support over the long term.

From Science Daily