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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the differentials of fertility preference as well as the possible timing of the next parity progression of those Bangladeshi couples having positive [...]

Results indicate the pattern of fertility polarization already seen in some low‐fertility countries: for the disadvantaged segment of the population, it is increasingly difficult to become [...]

As China, India is struggling with the legacy of harsh population policies, and stricter population controls could have disastrous consequences for women and minority communities. [Aprajita [...]

Globally, demographic risks were evident well before the pandemic. Then, COVID-19 took a steep toll on the labor force and altered broader demographic dynamics. [Vaibhav Tandon, Ryan James Boyle [...]

Between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy among all Americans experienced the steepest decline since the early 1920s. [Advisory Board, 9 September 2022.]  READ MORE

The collapse in fertility coupled with increased longevity leads to a rapid ageing of societies. The working age population of the 38 member countries of the OECD is projected to decline by [...]

Birth data for 2021 released by 29 provinces and regions in China so far showed that the number of new births in 2021 was the lowest in decades in several provinces, and only 6 among the top 10 [...]

In 2020, 4.07 million babies were born in the EU, continuing a downward trend which began in 2008 when 4.68 million children were born in the EU. [Eurostat, 28 April 2022.] READ MORE

Many of today’s political conflicts in the United States can be understood as attempts to reconcile earlier understandings of the nation’s identity with what it has become. [Justin Gest – [...]

 These are adults who have a parent age 65 or older and are either raising at least one child younger than 18 or providing financial support to an adult child. [Juliana Menasce Horowitz [...]