demographics

China birth rate hits lowest since 1949 in blow to baby drive
Asia

China birth rate hits lowest since 1949 in blow to baby drive

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January 19, 2026
condom
Asia

China’s population crash is so bad that it’s started taxing condoms and birth control pills

By Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and The Conversation
January 16, 2026
An elderly man prepares ingredients, grating carrots on a plate in a home setting, emphasizing independence and routine.
North America

More Americans will die than be born in 2030, CBO predicts—leaving immigrants as the only source of population growth

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January 8, 2026
the conversation
North America

Rural America is deeply misunderstood: We aren’t depopulating and we’re not the reason 2024 swung to Trump

By Tim Slack, Shannon M. Monnat and The Conversation
December 11, 2025
America
Economy

Changing face of America revealed by Census Bureau: White population dips to 56.3%, numbers of non-married grow

By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
September 11, 2025
Donald Trump
North America

Trump says he wants a ‘baby boom,’ but the CBO sees deaths surpassing births in 2031 and a 320,000 hole in the population from deportations

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
September 10, 2025
Japan’s population falls by half million as birth rate stays low
Lifestyle

Japan’s population falls by half million as birth rate stays low

By Erica Yokoyama and Bloomberg
April 15, 2025
Top economies face ‘population collapse’ as fertility rates drop, and something’s got to give, study says
Finance

Top economies face ‘population collapse’ as fertility rates drop, and something’s got to give, study says

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January 19, 2025
These 2 major demographic shifts will reshape the global workforce over the next 5 years
Leadership

These 2 major demographic shifts will reshape the global workforce over the next 5 years

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January 13, 2025
Introducing Gen Beta, the children born starting in 2025
Lifestyle

Introducing Gen Beta, the children born starting in 2025

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January 2, 2025
Children attend a school ceremony in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Lifestyle

Russia is speeding into a demographic crisis with a 25-year-low birth rate as the Ukraine war rages on

By
December 6, 2024
H.E. Fahd bin Abdulmohsan Al-Rasheed
Conferences

A Saudi government official had only 3 career options when he graduated but says his 16-year-old daughter has many more

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November 12, 2024
A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on July 27, 2023 ahead of thr ECB's monthly announcement on eurozone monetary policy.
Finance

Europe’s population crisis could shave 4% off its GDP by 2040, Morgan Stanley warns, and the options to solve it aren’t good

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October 14, 2024
A girl plays in a fountain at Syntagma square
Politics

Greece spends €1 billion a year on pro-child policies as dwindling birth rates create new headaches for the country

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September 16, 2024
Chinese grumble about Beijing’s decision to hike the retirement age: ‘I’ll just have to bear the three extra years of work’
Leadership

Chinese grumble about Beijing’s decision to hike the retirement age: ‘I’ll just have to bear the three extra years of work’

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September 13, 2024

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