Why the world needs a new wave of migration

Migrants would sustain the developed countries’ economy in the near future as their working population hits record low

Match migrants’ skills with needs of ageing countries to drive global growth: World Bank report

Populations across the globe ageing at an unprecedented pace, global competition for workers and talent to intensify

Ageing, the real population bomb

The most formidable demographic challenge facing the world is no longer rapid population growth, but population ageing

Busting the myth of population rise threat

Global population growth has been less than 1% since 2020

India’s population to surpass China’s this year: UN report calls for focus on reproductive rights

State of World Population 2023: Impact on economy, environment main concerns of citizens, finds perception survey   

Long-anticipated ‘population bomb’ may not burst sooner than previously thought, says study

A good life for all is only possible if the extreme resource use of the wealthy elite is reduced, says expert

Older adults with dementia but without close family: Who are they? And who cares for them?

Some received support from neighbours and friends that could involve quite extensive hands-on care

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia – here’s what we know about the disease

The earliest signs of the behavioural variant include changes in how a person acts, particularly in social situations

Japan’s demographic decline shows that conformism does not always work: Srabani Roy Choudhury

Down To Earth speaks to JNU Japan expert about the ‘now or never’ statement by Japanese premier Fumio Kishida on his country’s …

Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal — counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society

By 2040, around a quarter of the Chinese population is predicted to be over the age of 65

Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME

Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023

Brain fog after COVID-19? Study shows severe infection can trigger expression of ‘old age’ genes

Inflammation, not virus infiltration in the brain, may be responsible for alteration in brain gene activity

India projected to be world’s most populous country next year: UN Report

The world population will reach 8 billion November 15, 2022

How is India’s population ageing? Evidence from LASI

An integrative approach to align the needs of elderly as well as older adults in programmes and policies is the need of hour

COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO

Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult

Dementia cases in India to double by 2050, Lancet study shows

Worldwide, the caseload is set to almost triple by 2050

Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI

Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India

Lonely twilight: Highest rate of seniors living alone in Tamil Nadu, Nagaland

5.7% senior citizens in India live alone

Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness

One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition

A new epoch: Human population to peak in 44 years

Global population estimated to touch 9.73 bln in 2064, then decline to 8.79 bln in 36 years

India's population: 1.37 billion and not counting

India, like the rest of the world, is intensely debating population explosion. But while countries are struggling to keep their numbers at …

Scientists may have found a way to reverse age by more than two years

Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …

Economic Survey 2018-19: School going population peaks as fertility rate declines

Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s

Is Chandrababu’s call for more children an indirect push for Amaravati megacity

Andhra chief minister's new-found concern about declining population may have something to do with his plans for a grand new capital city