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By 2050, analysts predict one in four people in China will be retired and the working population will have shrunk by 10%, with huge economic implicationsMing Ming, a boisterous six-year-old, longs to have a playmate, but his mother is adamant that she …
Read MoreThe number of people in the world has tripled in 70 years. In this visual explainer, we examine where the growth has been – and how it will change in the futureThe world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people on 15 November – more than thr…
Read MoreIndia’s entrenched north-south divide is growing as its population changes, with serious social and political consequencesThe cry of a baby born in India one day next year will herald a watershed moment for the country, when the scales tip and India ov…
Read MoreUNFPA head urges countries to focus on helping women, children and marginalised people most vulnerable to demographic changeThe world must not engage in “population alarmism” as the number of people living on Earth nears 8 billion, a senior UN official…
Read MoreRise in people aged 18-24 who don’t intend to marry has consequences for Japan’s low birth rate and depopulation concernsA record proportion of men and women in Japan say they do not intend to marry, a trend experts have warned will undermine efforts t…
Read MoreMeasures include improved maternal healthcare and efforts to reduce abortions as China seeks to reverse declining population growthThe Chinese government has pledged to improve pre- and post-natal services to encourage more people to have children and …
Read MoreHindu nationalist fears of demographic erasure by Muslims have been stoked by supremacists for years. But new official data reveals a very different storyYati Narsinghanand had a stark warning for India’s one billion Hindus: produce more children or pr…
Read MoreTesla boss responds to data showing population fell by record 644,000 last year – the 11th straight year of declineElon Musk has warned that Japan will “cease to exist” unless it addresses its falling birthrate, sparking calls for the country to allow …
Read MoreChinese women in particular prioritising education and careers, a trend alarming authorities facing ‘demographic timebomb’Early in January, China’s state news agency Xinhua posted a video reminding young Chinese men born in the year 2000 that they were…
Read MoreBeijing has announced major reforms to address the decline, including raising the retirement age and implementing a three-child policyChina’s population growth rate has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, barely outnumbering deaths in 2021 despi…
Read MoreArticle that says ‘no party member should use any excuse’ to have only one or two children goes viral then disappearsAn editorial in a Chinese state-run news website has suggested Communist party members are obliged to have three children for the good …
Read MoreSurvey of 650,000 households finds falling reproductive rate, suggesting population boom is endingIndia has more women than men for the first time in its recorded history and is no longer experiencing a population boom, according to a government survey…
Read MoreOfficial statistics show 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2020, the first time under 10 in decadesChina’s birthrate has plummeted to its lowest level since 1978 as the government struggles to stave off a looming demographic crisis.Data released by the co…
Read MoreUttar Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat have announced draft legislation which would see anyone with more than two children denied benefits and in some cases jobs Several Indian states are considering implementing a controversial two-child policy and incentiv…
Read MoreAnalysis: Beijing’s census data confirms trend reflected across a region that is looked to as engine of post-pandemic growthFull report: China’s population growing at slowest rate in generationsFor many years China watchers have been concerned that its…
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