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Many small towns in Ghana lack the infrastructure and planning capacity to cope with their growth.
An increasing number of elderly Ghanaians live without daily family support.
Population explosions and declines are related to the state of the economy and the environment.
Demography is about more than just people. It’s about the foundation of society, culture, and economy – and it’s deeply fraught.
Global north policies are increasingly nasty but these countries are ageing fast – without migrant labour, they face economic hardship.
A ‘new’ country wouldn’t have many more people or a much higher standard of living – but it would have a lot more natural resources.
Nearly 10% of the planet’s human inhabitants live within 3.1 miles of the coast − where the risk of climate disasters is often highest.
What real issue does a low birth rate pose, and for whom?
Although many US cities have recovered from economic downturns during the COVID-19 pandemic, they still are losing young families in large numbers. Here’s how that trend degrades urban life.
In the short term, falling fertility rates can actually have some economic benefits. But the picture gets more complex in the long term, and far less rosy.
Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.
For decades it seemed as if nothing could change the trajectory of population growth. But a huge change is looming.
Forcing the younger generation to work harder to support a growing elderly population is neither efficient nor sustainable. Canada shouldn’t seek to follow in Greece’s footsteps.
Democratic backsliding in some member states, economic instability, insecurity and climate change threaten the stability of Ecowas. Regional leaders must tackle these challenges.
Pronatalism is inextricably tied to nationalism alongside race, class and ethnicity. Such a framing can quickly become xenophobic.
The latest census figures are released this week, but the long-term trends are already clear: we will soon be more Māori and more Asian, fertility rates are dropping, and more citizens are leaving.
Older adults face greater health risks from extreme heat for several reasons, including their medications..
Fertility in Australia has dropped to the point that without migration the population will start dropping from 2037.
Australia’s latest population projection figures have just come out. This is what they show about our demographics and where the country is heading in the future.
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Gilles Pison is a Friend of The Conversation.
Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN); Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Macquarie University
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Principal Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Partner Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate professor, University of Ibadan
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ARC Australian Professorial Fellow, Adelaide University
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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
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Director of the Complex Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Newcastle