Perhaps the most profound implication of population decline lies in how we measure societal success. For millennia, growth served as the primary metric. A larger population meant more workers, more ...

Birth rates have dropped faster than life expectancy has increased, causing slower population growth around the world. Forecasts from the United Nations predict that world population will actually ...

World Population Day is an annual reminder of the urgent and complex issues surrounding global population growth. More than that, it offers the world to reflect on both the challenges, such as ...

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 ...