You may have heard the phrase ‘demographic cliff’ tossed around recently. The phrase inspires fear — a fall from a precipice, ...

Demographic dividend boosts economy as working-age population grows, birth rates fall. First dividend phase can extend over five decades, boosting labor force size. Second phase focuses on wealth ...

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

Demographer Jennifer Sciubba joins WIRED to answer the internet's questions about population and demographics. What is demography? What perspective can demographics provide about populations and ...

For decades, the dominant worry about the number of people on Earth was that there would soon be too many for available resources. And indeed, numbers are still growing, with the expectation that we ...

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In January 2025 alone, the U.S. is expected to see one birth every 9.0 seconds and one death every 9.4 seconds, according to ...

This story has been updated with additional information. Like many American cities, Shreveport is a melting pot of diverse cultures and ethnicities. Here's the breakdown of Shreveport's racial ...

A rare sighting in today's China. (Photo By: Mike Albans/NY Daily News via Getty Images) Chinese demographics made headlines earlier this year when Beijing announced that the country’s population had ...

Population ageing, a global phenomenon characterised by a significant increase in the proportion of older people within a population, stands as a testament to humanity’s progress and challenges. As ...

Earth's population reached a new record in November 2022 when it became home to 8 billion people. The United Nations has predicted that by 2037, Earth's population will have reached 9 billion people.