China China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis. 21/08/2021
USA US becoming more diverse, new census data shows The proportion of white people went from just over 63% in 2010 to just under 58%, the lowest on record. 13/08/2021
Climate How these countries could go extinct due to climate change Climate migration will force the populations of these four countries to go extinct if we don’t see a period of rapid transformation. 11/08/2021
Vatican Pope calls for incentives to boost Italy's ailing birth rate The Supreme Pontiff called on the Italian government to create new opportunities for young people after the population shrank by more than 350,000 last year. But he's not the only religious leader making a case for increased fertility... 14/05/2021
China China's population growth reaches lowest rate in decades China's population is growing at such a slow rate that it is prompting fears of an increasingly dependent population with fewer people available to work. 11/05/2021
Europe News Nearly half of EU citizens uninterested in having say on bloc's future A Eurobarometer survey found that 48% of citizens do not want to be involved in the Conference on the Future of Europe, a continent-wide consultation of EU citizens on want they want from the bloc. 10/03/2021
Europe News EU launches consultation to tackle the challenges of an ageing Europe For NGOs, ageing has been the elephant in the room for years among policymakers and has only come to the forefront since the COVID-19 pandemic. 27/01/2021
Germany German storms to be given more diverse names after online campaign A low-pressure system will be called 'Ahmet' in an effort to reflect the country's increasingly diverse population. 05/01/2021
Green News World’s population could easily survive on 60% less energy, says study Even if it grows to 10 billion people by 2050. 12/10/2020
Green News How did the internet react to David Attenborough's newest documentary? Sir David Attenborough's latest release is unlike any of his previous work. 05/10/2020
world news Younger people across Europe could be working into their 70s As the Danish government unveils plans to lower the retirement age, most European countries look set to increase it. 19/08/2020
world news EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected: study The population of the EU could drop to 308 million by the end of the century, a new study has predicted. 31/07/2020
world news Social distancing works but epidemic influenced by demographics Researchers at the University of Oxford studied the mortality rate and age demographics in Italy and South Korea to show how this could account for the impact of the epidemic on countries’ populations. 18/03/2020
View Longer lives mean seasoned employees will need help to adjust to digital workplaces ǀ View Once considered a hindrance to the ageing population, technology has the potential to bridge the gap between the seasoned worker and the savvy millennial with a start-up attitude. 15/10/2019
Green News Prince Harry plans a 'maximum' of two children to help save the planet Prince Harry reveals he and wife Meghan are planning a 'maximum' of two children to help preserve the world's resources in interview with Jane Goodall. 31/07/2019
Hungary Hungary offers €30,000 to married couples who produce three children Hungary offers €30,000 to married couples who can produce three children 29/07/2019
world news Who acquired citizenship in the EU in 2017? A quarter of people acquiring citizenship in the EU were Moroccans, Albanians, Indians, Turks, and Pakistanis. 23/07/2019
world news EU population increases despite more deaths being recorded than births The EU population increased by 1.1 million between January 2018 and January 2019. 11/07/2019
world news Fertility rate drop will see EU population shrink 13% by year 2100 Europe's growth is predicted to peak as early as 2021 however. The increasing median age, coupled with lower fertility rates of EU citizens means that the the population is in fact set to decrease by 67.76 million before 2100. 18/06/2019
world news What should you eat to stay healthy and save the planet? Half as much meat and sugar, twice as much fruit, nuts and vegetables: the planetary diet to help feed the world's population and stave off disease. 17/01/2019
Chile Easter Island restricts tourists visits The island's mayor, Petro Edmunds has reduced the number of days from 90 to 30 because, he says, foreigners are "damaging the local idiosyncrasy" 31/07/2018
United Kingdom Romania is now second highest non-British nationality in UK The number of Romanians living in the UK rose by 25 percent in 2017, making them the most common non-British nationals after Poles. 25/05/2018
world news Six charts that show what parenthood is like in Europe today The Duchess of Cambridge has just given birth to a son, her third child. The life of these Royal parents may be radically different from the lives of most European families, but what does parenthood look like for the rest of us? These six charts will tell you everything you need to know. 24/04/2018
Switzerland Swiss village votes in favour of paying new residents to live there Albinen estimates that in the next five years, five to 10 families will benefit from the scheme 30/11/2017
world news What proportion of Europe’s population is Muslim? A major study by the Pew Research Center shows how Muslims are projected to increase relative to Europe’s overall population. 30/11/2017
Switzerland The Swiss village that will pay you 60,000 euros to live there Albinen may offer prospective residents a bounty if they settle 23/11/2017