Opinion

Humanity Will Stop Growing Within 55 Years—After That, It’ll Start Shrinking

Population estimates say the Earth’s human population may pass 10 billion people in 2080. But what goes up must come down.

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...

Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?

Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their 3-year-old, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the ...
China Daily Global Edition

Population drop last year likely more than 2022

The decline in China's population last year is likely to have exceeded the historic fall recorded in 2022, but the overall downward trend in the next three decades will be mild, a senior demographer ...
The Economist

Humanity will shrink, far sooner than you think

“In the past”, says Furkan Kayabasoglu, an obstetrician in Istanbul, “I would deliver a couple’s first baby and then their second or even a third.” These days, however, “one and done” parents are ...

Taiwan’s Population Crisis Worsens

Deaths exceeded births in Taiwan for the 21st straight month, according to newly released government statistics, underscoring ...

Russia’s population is shrinking rapidly. Putin is trying to put a stop to that

Russia’s population has fallen from 147.6 million in 1990 — the year before the USSR collapsed — to 146.1 million this year, ...
The Washington Post

China’s demographic crisis means it’s going to run out of workers

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The biggest challenge China faces right now isn’t the Trump ...