BEIJING A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging , as younger generations opt to have fewer children and advances in healthcare extend life expectancy. China said on Feb. 17 that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.41 billion. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's population has been falling for 15 years , while South Korea's growth turned negative in 2021. In Italy, the number of births has

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