Weak economy, Covid-19 rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023

HONG KONG — China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in Covid-19-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed. Demographers estimate population data on Jan 17 to show the number of new births in 2023 falling below the 9.56 million...

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