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The Commission on Population and Development ended its fifty-sixth session on April 14th, 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, unable to adopt by consensus a draft resolution [...]

It is important for policymakers to consider these demographic trends when planning for the future of their own countries as well as those of their allies and competitors. [Kristian Alexander [...]

An Interview with Professor Sarah Harper, Director of Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. [Dara Adamolekun – Harward International Review, 12 April 2023.] READ MORE

Some 93% of major metropolitan areas in Europe “shrank” or lost population as a result of the impact of COVID-19, with nearly two thirds of all European cities experiencing the same [...]

China’s demographic shift is worrying policymakers but in the short term, the labor force remains sufficient and business opportunities are emerging in new subsectors. [Yi Wu – China [...]

To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, this report explores the economic and social implications of the ageing of the human [...]

It took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, but will reach 9 billion in about 15 years, in 2037. [UN News, 11 November 2022.] READ MORE

Japan’s experience shows how difficult it is to restore fertility to the replacement level, especially when a country has a sizable population and a persistently low birth rate. [Noriko Tsuya [...]