The aim of the conference is to bring together leading academics, international institutions, policymakers and practitioners ...

Muslims are the world’s second-largest religious group and the fastest-growing major religion. They make up the vast majority of the population in the Middle East-North Africa region. In all other ...

The consistency of the global pattern shows how hard these trend lines are to budge. Several nations have preceded the U.S.

According to the World Population Review, the world's most populous cities remain concentrated in Asia and Latin America. Tokyo, Delhi, and Shanghai continue to lead in population size, while cities ...

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In 1970, a woman in Mexico might have expected to have seven children, on average. By 2014, that figure had fallen to around two. As of 2023, it was just 1.6. That means that the population is no ...

Nearly half of the world's population could be living under conditions of extreme heat by the middle of this century if ...