The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

10 July 2024 - Two years ago, our world marked the milestone of 8 billion people living on this planet. What has happened since then? How many lives are expected to see the light of day? Where do ...

For decades, the world’s dominant powers have benefited from large working-age populations that help drive economic growth. Meanwhile, particularly young populations in much of the developing world ...

The shrinking and aging societies in Asia, particularly Japan, South Korea, China, and Taiwan, raised the concerns of long-term economic and societal implications of a decreasing workforce and a ...

A rare sighting in today's China. (Photo By: Mike Albans/NY Daily News via Getty Images) Chinese demographics made headlines earlier this year when Beijing announced that the country’s population had ...

On August 22, 2024, alongside the webinar “What Is the Demographic Emergency in East Asia?,” the Asia Society Policy Institute convened a private roundtable of experts and scholars to discuss the ...

The global human population has been climbing for the past two centuries. But what is normal for all of us alive today — growing up while the world is growing rapidly — may be a blip in human history.

The demographic dynamics in India and China have major impacts on global economic development. Seeking to reassess the demographic race between the two countries with a focus on human capital and ...