Frontier Markets are well ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to population growth and favorable demographics. Even previous population growth in Emerging Markets is starting to level off ...

On July 11, the United Nations will mark its annual World Population Day, which aims to raise awareness of global population trends and related issues. Here are five facts about how the world’s ...

The world’s population will reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, representing a “milestone in human development” before birth rates start to slow, according to a projection from the United Nations. In a ...

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Total world population passed the 8 billion milestone on November 15, 2022. The progression from 7 to 8 billion people took a mere 12 years, conjuring up long-standing fears associated with rapid ...

John Wilmoth is Director, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Clare Menozzi, Lina Bassarsky and Danan Gu are Population Officers, UN DESA.

Your browser does not support the video element. Your browser does not support the video element. The world has seen a population boom over the past few decades. The ...

Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds 8 billion and may top 10 billion by 2050, the momentum of growth ...

This report describes the world’s religious makeup in 2020 and how it changed from 2010. We focus on seven categories: Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, people who belong to other ...