UN says world population to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s
NEW YORK (AFP) - Earth's population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to…
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Elderly living alone to make up a fifth of Japanese households by 2025: study
TOKYO, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - One in five Japanese households by 2050 will be elderly people living alone, a…
2 years ago
Indian clock tells story of most populous nation
By Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse MUMBAI, June 26, 2023 (AFP) -- India's first population clock, made up of 10 white…
2 years ago
10 billion global population ‘unsustainable’: US climate envoy Kerry
OSLO, Norway, June 7, 2023 (AFP) -- US special climate envoy John Kerry told AFP that the world's population will…
3 years ago
Saudi population up by a third since 2010: census
RIYADH, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's population has grown by more than one third since 2010, and a…
3 years ago
China’s elders savor twilight years as the young toil
By Peter CATTERALL Agence France-Presse RUDONG, China (AFP) -- At the end of a back alley surrounded by dilapidated…
3 years ago
Dead rivers, flaming lakes: India’s sewage failure
By Simon STURDEE Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a…
3 years ago
India population to surpass China mid-year: UN estimates
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by mid-year with…
3 years ago
China’s Sichuan to scrap three-child limit as birth rates drop
Southwest China's Sichuan province will lift its three-child birth limit and remove restrictions on single parents as the world's…
3 years ago
China population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
by Ludovic EHRET Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's population shrank last year for the first time in more…
3 years ago
Humanity hits the eight billion mark
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according…
3 years ago
World population at 8 billion humans — and still growing
United Nations, United States | AFP | by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS The United Nations estimates that the global human population…
3 years ago
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