Japan’s demographic crisis is deepening faster than expected, with the number of births this year on track to fall below even the government’s most pessimistic projections. According to analysis reported by the
Singapore’s annual number of births fell below 30,000 for the first time since independence in 1965, underscoring mounting demographic pressures as one of Asia’s fastest-ageing societies grapples with declining fertility, a shrinking
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China’s population will continue to age rapidly before 2050 even if birth rates recover significantly, according to a new report that describes the country’s demographic shift as unavoidable in the coming decades
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Harumichi Maruya stops his car on a quiet roadside surrounded by forested hills and lakes on the western edge of Tokyo. He steps out, takes a deep breath and looks around at
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By 2050, population aging could dramatically reshape public finances, with the gap between what citizens contribute to the state and what they receive in benefits and services projected to nearly triple under
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Switzerland is moving toward rejecting a proposal to impose a constitutional cap limiting its population to 10 million people by the year 2050, according to early projections published by Swiss media following
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his longstanding warning over the country’s rapidly falling birth rate, describing it as a serious national concern that could weaken Turkey’s future strength. Despite more
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When India attained independence in 1947, India’s population was around 360 million, and the population density was 117 per square kilometre. In the subsequent period, the population in the country has been
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As Israel prepares to mark its 78th Independence Day, newly released figures show the country’s population has reached 10.244 million, underscoring decades of rapid demographic expansion and ongoing growth. The data, published
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The latest Population and Housing Census report released in Sri Lanka shows that the nation’s total population has reached 21,781,800, marking a significant increase over the past decade. Compared to the 2012
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As of 2026, the world population has reached 8.3 billion, four times larger than it was a century ago. This rapid growth, unprecedented in human history, is reshaping the planet’s social, economic,
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