Population Growth Holds Steady in Midsized Cities Amid Widespread Slowdown

Population growth held steady in midsized cities from 2024 to 2025 as many areas slowed, per Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Subcounty population estimates.

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China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949

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Animated Map Shows How the Five Major Religions Spread Across the World (3000 BC — 2000 AD)

Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam.... Claims to ancient origin and ultimate authority notwithstanding, the world’s five major religions are all of recent vintage compared to the couple ...

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“Significant proportion” of world’s rural population missing from global estimates, says study

Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure planning to disease epidemiology and disaster risk management. In a new stud...

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College-educated Americans are still flocking to Seattle, census data shows

The Seattle metro is among the top 12 where college-educated Americans are moving when they leave their home county.

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Births in Japan in 2024 fall to record low of 721,000

The number of children born in Japan in 2024 fell from a year earlier to 720,988, marking the ninth consecutive year of record lows, health ministry data showed Thursday. The figure including foreigne...

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46.1 million people counted in Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years

Iraqi officials have called the population count a milestone and said it will provide essential data for future planning and resource distribution.

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Amid low birth rates, war and emigration, Ukraine’s numbers are dwindling

In addition to the struggle against Russia, Ukraine faces a more existential battle, its birth rate is plunging and people are leaving the embattled nation in droves.

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Charted: When the World’s Largest Countries Will Hit Peak Population

China’s population already peaked in 2021. For the other most populous countries, which will hit its population peak next?

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Video. How will the EU population fluctuate with and without migration?

Video. Despite anti-immigration politicians recently gaining support, France, Germany and Italy would face big population problems in a zero-immigration scenario.

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U.S. headed toward demographic cliff as population ages

The U.S. is heading toward a demographic cliff. Over the next decade, there will be fewer 18-year-olds available to fill the nation's universities. An analysis of census data projects by 2039, the poo...

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Charted: The Countries that Speak the Most Languages

What are the most linguistically diverse countries in the world? We look at the top 10 by number of living languages spoken.

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Chinese marriages slid by a fifth in 2024, further fanning birthrate concerns

Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country's declining population.

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New Study Reveals Native American Population Crash Before European Contact

New research into Indigenous population dynamics in the New World of the pre-Columbian Americas is producing some fascinating results, thanks to the deployment of new analytical tools that allow for a

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Net population influx into Tokyo recovers to pre-pandemic level

Tokyo continued to be a magnet for people in 2024, with a net influx of around 80,000 nearing the pre-pandemic 2019 level and highlighting the longstanding population concentration in the capital, acc...

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NI population projected to peak at 1.95m in 2033

Northern Ireland's population is projected to peak at 1.95m before declining, a new report suggests.

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Poland's birth rate at lowest since WW2

Poland recorded only 18,500 births in November 2024, the lowest number since World War Two.

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National Experimental Well-Being Statistics (NEWS)

The NEWS project aims to produce the best possible estimates of income and poverty given all available survey and administrative data.

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UK population exceeds that of France for first time on record, ONS data shows

Office of National Statistics projects population will reach 72.5m by mid-2032, with growth driven by migration

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National population projections - Office for National Statistics

The potential future population size of the UK and its constituent countries. These statistics are widely used in planning, including fiscal projections, health, education and pensions.

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Spain’s migration boom

Spain’s population sees a major shift, with over 22% now of foreign origin. Discover how migration is reshaping the nation’s demographics and future

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Visualizing the World's Super-Aged Societies

The UN defines "super-aged societies" as countries where over 20% of the population is aged 65+. See them all in this infographic.

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United Nations report says more than a half of Jamaica's population experienced food insecurity between 2021 and 2023 - IRIE FM

A United Nations report published today has indicated that 55.1% of Jamaica's population or approximately 1.6 million people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity between 2021 and 2023. Only...

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Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home. — Harvard Gazette

New historical research by economist Claudia Goldin finds link between fertility rates, gender roles

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War plunges Russia deeper into demographic crisis

President Vladimir Putin openly admits that demographics present Russia with one of its most serious challenges. U.S. experts believe that even without taking into account the effects of the war with ...

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A National Synthetic Populations Dataset for the United States - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - A National Synthetic Populations Dataset for the United States

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China's "dragon" baby boom may boost population in 2024, report says

More babies are being born in hospitals across China in the Year of the Dragon, financial news outlet Yicai reported, an increase which could soften the decline in population in 2024 and bring cheer to policymakers.

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'Youth dividend': Canada's population growth crisis could yield long-term benefits

"A larger and younger population should create new opportunities for employers and generate greater household demand."

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German population inches up to 83.6 million amid drop in immigration

The German population climbed by just 100,000 to 83.6 million in 2024, authorities said on Thursday, amid a 34% drop in net migration. The rise was down from an increase of 340,000 residents over the ...

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