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

The world population will reach 8 billion November 15, 2022

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   

Busting the myth of population rise threat

Global population growth has been less than 1% since 2020

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 …

No punitive action to control population, India commits in Nairobi

Global commitment comes at a time when demand for punitive actions have grown back home

India surpasses China to become most populous country in the world

While India’s population growth has slowed, it will continue to rise till 2050

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

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

Population populism: Assam’s population control policy: A misguided approach?

The attempt on the part of the incumbent government, to project the Bengali Muslim community as a civilisational threat to Assam’s …

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 …

Population populism: What led to the faster decline in fertility in recent decades?

Effective delivery of family planning services, strong incentives and disincentives led to decline in fertility rates  

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

Revised global population forecast predicts slight increase

Instead of 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, population will touch 8.6 billion in 2030 and 9.8 billion in 2050 

Ageing, the real population bomb

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

Population populism: UP has no option left but to control its population

State-led control of population might be criticised, but it will help us in the long run to stabilise the population growth in Uttar Pradesh

China will allow couples to have three children

The new policy change will come with "supportive measures” including lower educational costs for families and step up tax and housing support

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

Eight billion humans: Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich tells DTE situation worse than 50 years ago

The world’s population is not declining; but there is a good drop in fertility rates among the rich, according to the author of the …

China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021

In 2021, China’s birth rate was 0.752% versus a death rate of 0.718%

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

Worldwide, the caseload is set to almost triple by 2050

Anger of the jobless youth

Their frustrations in an unjust world can take various expressions—a fidayeen in Iraq, a stone pelter in Kashmir, a mercenary in Saudi …

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

India’s population to overtake China’s by 2028; can it leverage the advantage?

Revised UN estimates show India’s population could overtake China’s sooner than expected, and have more young and working age people …

China’s shrinking population may lead to xenophobia, threaten CCP’s hold on power: Geeta Kochhar

Down To Earth speaks to China expert from JNU on the latest population figures  

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