Something unusual is happening across large swaths of the world. Maternity wards are quieter than they’ve ever been. Villages ...

The World Bank Group identified the countries with the highest shares of people age 65 and older.

Eight billion people live on Earth. But did you know that more than half of them reside in Asian countries? China was previously considered the most populous country–but that has now changed.

New York, 11 July –According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is expected that the world’s population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next ...

The world faces an unprecedented demographic shift that has governments and experts scrambling for solutions. While global population reached 8 billion people in November 2022, the UN's 2024 ...

Projected population changes across Europe vary significantly, with the EU population set to fall by 53 million by 2100. Experts point to the role of immigration in explaining differences between ...

One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...