Mumbai, May 20 -- According to a latest update from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) For the third year in a row, China's population declined in 2025 after decades of continuous growth, falling to 1.42 billion people. China's economy is the world's second-largest. Its gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.0% in 2024, in line with a government target of around 5% growth, however, growth estimates across sources vary and indicate that China's GDP grew by 2% to 3%. Stimulus measures in the second half of the year as well as increased exports at the end of the year fostered growth.
Natural gas accounted for the largest increase in primary energy production (6.2%) in 2023 from the previous year, followed by nuclear (3.7%). Howeve...