Note: In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau revised the list of Asian origins to include Central Asians. This group made up about 2% of the Asian population overall in 2023. Racial groups are constructed ...

The data contained continued alarming trends in birthrates and some surprising regions that are gaining population.

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 ...

Using data from the International Database, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world population hit 8 billion on September 26. The United Nations (U.N.) Population Division estimates the world ...

World Population Day 2025 , observed on 11 July, centres around the theme: "Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world." Established by the United Nations in ...