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demography

Academia 2 years ago

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Can Indonesian democracy keep up with urbanization?

It can be tempting to seek strong leaders who claim to be able to discipline the “disorderly” poor, delivering clean and modern cities.

Europe 2 years ago

Greying Italy has more people aged over 100 than ever

In its annual report, ISTAT said the share of the population aged over 100 had tripled since the beginning of the century and totalled almost 22,000 people as of January this year, most of them women.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Japan demographic woes deepen as birth rate hits record low

The fertility rate, or the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime, was 1.2565. That compares with the previous low of 1.2601 posted in 2005 and is far below the rate of 2.07 considered necessary to maintain a stable population.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

India population to surpass China mid-year: UN

The seismic shift will see India's population hit 1.4286 billion -- almost three million more than China's 1.4257 billion -- at mid-year, the United Nations Population Fund's State of World Population report forecast.

Lifestyle 2 years ago

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'Don't blame women': Japan birth drive sparks online debate

Japan recorded fewer than 800,000 births last year, the lowest in the country of 125 million since records began.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Kishida: it's 'now or never' to stop shrinking population

"Our nation is on the cusp of whether it can maintain its societal functions," Kishida said in a policy speech at the opening of this year's parliamentary session.

Europe 4 years ago

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World's tallest people get that shrinking feeling

So an official study by the Dutch national statistics office finding that they appear to be shrinking might be construed as good news -- even if it could threaten the Netherlands' number one spot.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Singapore population sees biggest percentage drop since 1950

It was the second consecutive year the city-state saw its population shrink and only the third time it had negative growth since 1950, according to an official annual population report.

World 4 years ago

Japan births hit new record low in pandemic

In 2020, the greying country saw 840,832 births, according to data released Thursday by the health and labour ministry.

World 5 years ago

Tears, guilt and hope for Hong Kongers seeking new life in Britain

As the clock counts down to her finally leaving Hong Kong, Judy is riddled with self-doubt and guilt over the gut-wrenching decision to move her family to the other side of the world for a new life in Britain.

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