World leaders are slowly making preparations to deal with global warming and the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. That represents major progress. Unfortunately, the world faces an ...
Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...
The human population of Earth has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said ...
John Wilmoth is Director, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Clare Menozzi, Lina Bassarsky and Danan Gu are Population Officers, UN DESA.
Once in a while, viral memes and outlandish Reddit claims turn out to be true. In 2022, a claim circulated on social media asserting that, on July 8, 99% of the world’s population would experience ...
The world faces an unprecedented demographic shift that has governments and experts scrambling for solutions. While global ...
The Global South will dominate the number of votes cast in 2024, a year that could change the world order as we know it. SURABAYA, Indonesia (CN) — With more than 4 billion people — or roughly half of ...