World news about “Demography” published by euronews.
Getting ready to rescue in TaiwanRescue personnel take part in a disaster drill against a printed backdrop simulating the aftermath of a landslide, in Taipei. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang 28/03/2012
Happy 127th birthday for Cuban great-great-grandma Cuba has been celebrating the birthday of a woman said to be the oldest not just on the island but possibly in the world. Candelaria Rodriguez, or… 02/02/2012
Europe’s silver workforce Tsunami Europe’s workforce is ageing rapidly. By 2060 around 40 per cent of the EU’s population will be 55 or over. Faced with such a ticking demographic timebomb the… 02/02/2012
Pension reforms for Slovenia’s aging population Slovenia’s population is aging, and aging fast. Last year the country’s voting population rejected a bill to raise the retirement age, dealing a blow to the… 05/01/2012
UN urges urban planning for 7b people A new United Nations report counting the world’s population at now seven billion is serious grounds for brainstorming, the organisation says. More and more… 26/10/2011
Plight of those who break one-child rule in ChinaHappy Chinese families in the country’s adverts have one thing in common – they all have just one child. Since 1982 China has imposed a one child policy on… 26/12/2011
Census reveals China’s population is ageingChina’s population has grown to 1.34 billion according to results from the country’s first census in a decade. The head count has also revealed the country… 28/04/2011
India launches censusCounting heads in India – arguably one of the biggest mathematical sums in the world and an exercise that will last a year. It is the country’s census… 01/04/2010
Europe’s pension problemsWith a population composed of more and more old people and with fewer children being born, demographic pressures are calling into question Europe’s provisions… 09/02/2010
Europe analyses population and growth horizonEurope, the US and Japan move over… The centre of gravity in world production and population is in for a major shift in the next decade and a half… 24/09/2009
Credit crunch could end baby boom in GermanyThere are fears the global economic crisis could halt the rising birth rate in Germany where Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has already boosted… 17/02/2009
