Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years been linked ...

The economic impact of changes in population growth rates and age structure can dramatically shift as countries transition from high to low rates of mortality and fertility. Initially, mortality ...

The size of the average family may shrink significantly in the coming decades, scientists have forecast. While the average 65-year-old woman in 1950 had an average of 41 relatives still alive, a woman ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research from State Street and McKinsey underscored forthcoming demographic changes—and the effects on retirement finances. The U.S. stands on the edge of a significant demographic transition that is ...

Just figure this out. The global population, currently at 8.2 billion, is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in 2084 and then decline to 10.2 billion through the end of the century. Closer home, India’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...