The world's population is still growing, yet beneath these global statistics lies a different reality for dozens of countries ...

One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...

UNITED NATIONS — The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new ...

Japan has the highest percentage of an aging population in the world, with 28.2% of its people currently aged 65 and older. Moreover, the country’s fertility rate is 1.3 children per woman, and the ...

A survey of 143 low-, middle-, and high-income countries has revealed which ones are most prepared to support the world’s rapidly aging population in areas like well-being, equity, and security – and ...

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 ...

From tiny island nations to historic European microstates, these countries have the smallest populations in the world in 2025 ...

John Wilmoth is Director, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Clare Menozzi, Lina Bassarsky and Danan Gu are Population Officers, UN DESA.

Centuries of history in Europe of led the changes in population. The migration of peoples due to various factors is still felt today in regards to where some of the largest and smallest population ...