Twenty years ago this spring, Morley Ballantine (then the Herald’s editor) gave me the responsibility of writing a column about human population issues. I want to take this opportunity to give an ...

The New York Times had an interesting piece on aging societies in Asia and elsewhere. The piece rightly points out that as the elderly comprise a larger share of the population, societies will have to ...

John Wilmoth is Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and Julia Bunting is Director of the Programme Division of the United Nations Population ...

In 2022, the world’s population reached 8 billion - a major milestone in human development. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted, “The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and ...

Population scrutiny waxes and wanes in Australian populist and political discourse, much like many nations across the globe.

Just in time for World Population Day, an annual observance intended to “focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues,” the U.S. House of Representatives voted up a foreign ...

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 ...

30. The impact of the relationship among economic growth, poverty, employment, environment and sustainable development has become a major concern. There is a need to recognize the critical linkages ...

In the long run, no substantial benefits will result from the further growth of America’s population. The gradual stabilization of the U.S. population through voluntary means would contribute ...