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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 6 MIN

China’s Looming Demographic Challenge

from Geography Expert · host Ritchie Cunningham

Send us Fan MailChina, home to over 1.4 billion people, stood as the world’s most populous country until recently, surpassed by India in 2023. Its demographic trajectory, however, presents a mounting challenge that threatens to reshape the nation’s economic and social fabric profoundly. After decades of sustained population growth, which fuelled rapid industrialisation and urban expansion, China is now encountering a steep demographic transition characterised by a rapidly aging population and a declining birth rate. Support the showCheck out my website, Facebook groups and other social media.www.ritchiecunningham.comGeography Expert Substack | Ritchie Cunningham | SubstackGeography Expert - Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/3514097965371452UK Geography teachers | FacebookTwitter - @RRitchieCYouTube    Geography Expert@geographyexpertBlueSky @geographyexpert.bsky.socialThreads   cunninghamritchieLinkedIn   (7) Ritchie Cunningham | LinkedInThank you for listening

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