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population
![China Records 1st Population Fall in Decades as Births Drop China Records 1st Population Fall in Decades as Births Drop](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-17-145251.jpg)
China Records 1st Population Fall in Decades as Births Drop
By Ken Moritsugu
China's population has begun to decline about a decade earlier than previously expected.
![Why Japan Isn’t Back Why Japan Isn’t Back](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sizes/thumbnail/1334_5242b576c9541.jpg)
Why Japan Isn’t Back
By Zachary Keck
Population decline will limit Tokyo’s ability to be a major power in the decades ahead.
![US Power Can Withstand Some Dysfunction US Power Can Withstand Some Dysfunction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19537_5280af2b11460.jpg)
US Power Can Withstand Some Dysfunction
By Robert E. Kelly
America has some substantial advantages over its nearest rivals, which won’t quickly be eroded by Washington dysfunction.
![Singapore’s Population Debate Grows Heated Singapore’s Population Debate Grows Heated](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/11920_525381b3530e1.jpg)
Singapore’s Population Debate Grows Heated
A government White Paper calls for Singapore’s population to hit 6.9 million by 2030. Citizens protest.
![Japan's Demographic Nightmare Japan's Demographic Nightmare](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/1775_52437fd774bad.jpg)
Japan's Demographic Nightmare
If trends continue, Japan’s population will be cut in half by the end of the century.
![“Cool India” Embraces ComicCon “Cool India” Embraces ComicCon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sizes/thumbnail/17023_527c52ca76ee9.jpg)
“Cool India” Embraces ComicCon
Indians used to grow up relying on Western sources for comic inspiration. But that’s starting to change.
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India's Population Asset
India’s latest census figures show the country’s population has risen by 181 million since 2001.
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Singapore Needs More Babies
The country’s fertility rate has hit a new low. What else can the govt do to encourage people to have more kids?
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Singapore's Infrastructure Creaks
Orchard Road shopping area floods beg a question: Can Singapore’s infrastructure cope with its population?
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Japan’s Untapped Resource
The solution for the country’s declining workforce? Its women.
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