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No time to find a partner and struggles to make a living are a fact of life for two young men in the world’s two most populous countriesIndia has become the world’s most populous country, according to the United Nations’ latest projections, knocking Ch…
Read MoreMilestone marks the first time since 1950 that China has dropped to second place in global population ranksIndia has overtaken China as the world’s most populous country, according to UN population estimates, the most significant shift in global demogr…
Read MoreAs his country overtakes China as the world’s most populous, Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government is escalating its attack on civil rightsIndia has many things going for it these days but the growing authoritarianism of prime minister Narendra …
Read MoreUN population officials say it is not possible to pinpoint a date because of uncertainty about dataIndia is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country with almost 3 million more people by the middle of this year, according to UN fi…
Read MoreProposals have sparked accusations of modern-day slavery and gender inequality as urgency builds in Seoul’s race to lift world’s lowest birthrateSouth Korea’s search for ways to lift its record low birthrate is becoming increasingly desperate, as the c…
Read MoreChinese capital saw more deaths than births in 2022 as high cost of living and education as well as legacy of one-child policy take their tollBeijing’s population has declined for the first time in almost two decades, new population figures have reveal…
Read MoreHigh costs and career impacts remain barriers to having children for many women despite Beijing’s efforts to lift its record-low birthrateAt China’s annual parliamentary meeting this week, proposals to boost China’s falling birthrate have come thick an…
Read MoreSichuan measures aim to encourage more people to have children after population fell for first time in 60 yearsA Chinese province of more than 80 million people will lift restrictions on unmarried people having children and remove caps on the number of…
Read MoreFumio Kishida says lifting the birthrate ‘cannot wait’ yet policies stick to scripts that have so far failed to address the country’s population crisisFumio Kishida is not a politician given to dramatic pronouncements. But this week he issued a stark w…
Read MoreFumio Kishida says country may be unable to function if birthrate does not riseJapan’s low birthrate and ageing population pose an urgent risk to society, the country’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said, as he pledged to address the issue by esta…
Read MoreIndia is about to overtake China as the most populous country, but as birthrates fall we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we ready for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead?In Japan even criminals are getting old. In the country’s…
Read MoreNegative population growth that arrived a decade before forecasts has been exacerbated by Covid and restrictive government policiesTalk to any young woman in urban China about the prospects of having children and the chances are, they are not keen.“It …
Read MoreGovernment boosts incentives to lure people to ‘unfashionable’ regional areas hit by ageing, shrinking populationsJapan’s government is offering ¥1m ($7,500) per child to families who move out of greater Tokyo, in an attempt to reverse population decli…
Read MoreAs birth and fertility rates fall, there is official concern about the economic impact of a declining and ageing populationIt is not hard to spot the grey hairs among the late-morning shoppers on Jizo-dori. Their owners have come to buy discount underw…
Read MoreIn Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planetTuesday 15…
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