An article published in Science in 1960 predicted that, thanks to ever-increasing growth, in the year 2026 the human population would approach infinity.
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Rather than an exploding overpopulation bomb, the world faces an economic and social implosion due to lacking supports to help raise much-wanted children.
Despite a record-breaking trade surplus of US$1.2 trillion, China faces some stubborn economic headwinds.
The Asian giant is grappling with a dramatic population decline, with a fertility rate of 1.0, well below the 2.1 replacement rate.
China’s government steps in to address dwindling birth rates, following years of leaving the issue to local authorities.
While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.
Demography is about more than just people. It’s about the foundation of society, culture, and economy – and it’s deeply fraught.
What real issue does a low birth rate pose, and for whom?
Pronatalism is inextricably tied to nationalism alongside race, class and ethnicity. Such a framing can quickly become xenophobic.
Birth rates are falling – but the population in England will continue to rise.
In the Japanese workplace, women face discrimination, restrictive behaviour and appearance codes and a lower glass ceiling than elsewhere. Only a profound cultural shift will change that.
Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.
Eight countries are projected to be behind 50% of the growth in population over the next three decades. Five are in Africa.
People who say they don’t want children are often told they’ll change their mind. The authors of a new study found otherwise.
Economic opportunities, social norms and expanding education and employment options for many women help explain why U.S. fertility has slowed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Immigration has historically offset America’s low fertility rate, but the recent dramatic drop in immigration threatens that trend.
China will now allow couples to have up to three children – but what is stopping families from welcoming this new policy?
Large numbers of young people can represent great economic potential. But this only works if Nigeria can invest in their health and education and new economic opportunities.
The number of births in the United States have been falling for the last three decades, reaching their lowest number in 32 years.
A little bit of statistics can explain the great mystery of why only girls are being born in Miejsce Odrzanskie.
Top contributors
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor in psychology, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Statistics, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Sociology and China Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Demography, University of Ibadan
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Southampton
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Sociology; Director, Institute for Population Research, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Demography, University of Dar es Salaam
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Professor of population and development studies, University of Kinshasa
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Senior Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in East Asian Business, SOAS, University of London
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Reader in Social Policy, University of Bath
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Associate professor, University of Ibadan