《TAIPEI TIMES》Population declines for 31st consecutive month - 焦點 - 自由時報電子報
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Hong Kong recorded fewer than 30,000 births annually for the first time on record – a 15.6 per cent year-on-year decline – even as its population rose by 0.3 per cent to more than 7.5 million by mid-2026, the Census and Statistics Department (CSD) revealed on Tuesday. Provisional data showed that the city recorded 29,700 births between mid-2025 and mid-2026, down 15.6 per cent from the 35,200 recorded during the same period a year earlier. It was the first time since official records began in...Hong Kong recorded fewer than 30,000 births annually for the first time on record – a 15.6 per cent year-on-year decline – even as its population rose by 0.3 per cent to more than 7.5 million by mid-2026, according to the latest official figures. Provisional data from the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that the city recorded 29,700 births between mid-2025 and mid-2026, down 15.6 per cent from the 35,200 recorded during the same period a year earlier. It was the first time...
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Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- ltn.com.tw19:00
Staff writer, with CNATaiwan’s population stood at 23,235,002 at the end of last month, falling for the 31st consecutive month, data released by the Ministry of the Interior yesterday showed.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- macaudailytimes.com.mo00:38first to report
The city’s demographic challenges deepened in the second quarter of this year as the number of births fell to a record low, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Between April and June, only 650 live births were recorded in the territory – a 5.8% decline from the previous quarter and the lowest quarterly figure since at least 1998, the earliest year for which DSEC provides comparable data. The number represents a 3.1% drop from the same period last year, when...
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- scmp.com07:00
Fewer weddings, rising divorces and plunging birth rates risk exacerbating the fallout from a rapidly ageing population.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- chinaeconomicreview.com05:28
China’s marriage registrations fell 7.5% year on year in the first half of 2026, reports the South China Morning Post. The drop underscores the demographic challenges authorities face as they …
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post09:41edited after publishing
Hong Kong recorded fewer than 30,000 births annually for the first time on record – a 15.6 per cent year-on-year decline – even as its population rose by 0.3 per cent to more than 7.5 million by mid-2026, according to the latest official figures. Provisional data from the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that the city recorded 29,700 births between mid-2025 and mid-2026, down 15.6 per cent from the 35,200 recorded during the same period a year earlier. It was the first time...