World Population

• India is about to overtake China as the world’s biggest population

  By the end of April, India's population is expected to reach 1.425 billion, matching and then surpassing mainland China's, the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs said.

  World

  Apr 24, 2023
  
• Japan must take urgent steps to tackle declining birth rate, PM says: ‘Now or never’

  Fumio Kishida said he would submit plans to double the budget for child-related policies by June, and a new agency to oversee the issue would be set up in April.

  World

  Jan 23, 2023
  
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• World’s population hits 8 billion with Africa driving growth, United Nations says

  Over the next three decades, the West African nation's population is expected to soar even more: from 216 million this year to 375 million, the UN says.

  World

  Nov 15, 2022
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• World population to peak in 2064, new projections suggest

  The world will hit a peak population of 9.7 billion in the year 2064, a new study predicts.

  World

  Jul 15, 2020
• The world’s population is growing more slowly, UN report finds

  The world's population is getting older too, due to longer life expectancy and falling fertility rates.

  World

  Jun 18, 2019
• China announces massive plans to expand cities by 90m people

  China has announced plans to further fuel economic growth by allowing millions more rural residents to migrate to urban jobs.

  Money

  Mar 17, 2014