Central Asia is entering a decisive demographic phase, with rapid population growth and a sharply expanding workforce, while ...

The demographic dividend is the accelerated economic growth resulting from declines in fertility and mortality and the ...

The economic impact of changes in population growth rates and age structure can dramatically shift as countries transition from high to low rates of mortality and fertility. Initially, mortality ...

The world's population is still growing, yet beneath these global statistics lies a different reality for dozens of countries. While regions like sub-Saharan Africa face booming populations, several ...

5 September 2024 - The global demographic landscape has evolved greatly, driven in large part by rapid fertility declines in some of the world’s most populous countries. Understanding how population ...

The dynamics of family structure is undergoing a transformation. Declining fertility and mortality rates are leading to new kinship configurations worldwide. But how quickly are changes taking place?

Pakistan’s population has crossed an estimated 257 million at midyear, placing it among the world’s most populous nations even as its fertility and growth rates continue to decline, according to a ...

The Philippines is entering a “demographic sweet spot,” with projections showing a growing share of working-age Filipinos ...

Peter Walker, a professor of geography and environmental studies at the University of Oregon, joins us to talk about what’s driving global population trends, and why some regions are shrinking and ...

HANOI: Vietnam's population is projected to peak around 2059 before entering a period of slow growth or stability, according ...

How and why population matters : new findings, new issues / Nancy Birdsall and Steven W. Sinding -- The population debate in historical perspective : revisionism revised / Allen C. Kelley -- ...