A new study finds Earth has already exceeded its sustainable population limit, raising concerns about food, climate, and ...

5 September 2024 - The global demographic landscape has evolved greatly, driven in large part by rapid fertility declines in some of the world’s most populous countries. Understanding how population ...

China’s population of 1.4 billion people is the largest in the world, right? Not anymore. In 2023 India surpassed China as the most populous country. China’s population began shrinking in 2022, and ...

Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years been linked to what demographers call a “youth bulge.” Meanwhile, the economic slowdown ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Almost every country in the world has seen fertility rates decline over the past few decades, but one region's birth ...

The US workforce has undergone a profound demographic transition in recent decades: it has aged significantly, and the share of workers with a college education has steadily risen. This blog post ...

Right now, human population growth is doing something long thought impossible – it’s wavering. It’s now possible global population could peak much earlier than expected, topping 10 billion in the ...

The researchers found that the only major population group to see an increase in live births, in both absolute number and proportional share, was Hispanic individuals. HealthDay News — There is a ...

Population aging is a strong trend that will lead to greater fiscal imbalances and economic stagnation in high-income countries. Immigration is a way to offset population decline, but there is a risk ...

Changes in the demographic makeup of populations are a significant factor contributing to the rise of singledom. In the wake of what researchers call the second demographic transition, fewer people ...