World population trends 2022
This List covers trend insights about the future of world population, insights curated in 2022.
This List covers trend insights about the future of world population, insights curated in 2022.
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Independent
Growing populations of taller, heavier people mean we are going to require much more food
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The Telegraph
Male contraception is coming.
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Scientific American
Solving climate change, the Sixth Great Extinction and population growth... at the same time
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Salon
Notorious doomsayer Paul Ehrlich and other population experts debate the consequences of a crowded world, and how a McCain administration could set back decades of progress.
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Yale Environment
With global population expected to surpass 7 billion people this year, the staggering impact on an overtaxed planet is becoming more and more evident. A two-pronged response is imperative: empower women to make their own decisions on childbearing and rein in our excessive consumption of resources.
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Scientific American
World population will hit nearly 11 billion by 2100
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NPR
Millennials are the most populous generation in America. From a demographic perspective, this is very good news.
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Stratfor
In recent weeks, we have been focusing on Greece, Germany, Ukraine and Russia. All are still burning issues. But in every case, readers have called my attention to what they see as an underlying and even defining dimension of all these issues -- if not right now, then soon. That dimension is declining population and the impact it will have on all of these countries.
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Bloomberg
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World Truth
Bill Gates, one of the world’s most notable (or notorious) billionaires is at it again, announcing a remote controlled implantable birth control chip that could last up to 16 years. The idea sprouted after a visit Bill made to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) two years prior, where he asked professor Robert Langer if there was any way to turn birth control on and off via remote co
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Bloomberg
The map provides a level of detail previously unavailable. It is the first ever to collect data published by all of Europe’s municipalities.
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The Guardian
Letters: George Monbiot presents an outdated either-or approach to sustainability, where wiser dietary choices must supersede slowing down and stopping rapid human population growth as an environmental priority
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Vox
An incredible visual.
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Overflow
Source The data for this visualization comes from the American Community Survey which is conducted by the US Census Bureau. One year estimates from 2005-2014 were used to complete the time series. They can be found on American Fact Finder on table S0101 under Median Age. US Census divisions were utilized instead of states toRead More
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The New York Times
They may put pressure on the global economy, sow political unrest and spur mass migration.
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Political Philosopher
Sarah Conly is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowdoin College. She is the author of Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive Paternalism, Cambridge University Press, 2013, and One Child: Do We Have a Right to More? forthcoming (publication expected in November, 2015), Oxford University Press. Overpopulation and the Right to Childbearing Sarah Conly My most recent work has been&h
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News.com.au
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Stratfor
Tackling the roots of demographic decline is no easy task. Population growth is considered stable at a 2.1 total fertility rate, meaning mom and dad are producing enough offspring at least to replace themselves. But a more urbanized world means a higher cost of living and tighter living quarters, leaving less physical and financial room to seat a big family around the dinner table.
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Science Alert
For years, experts have suggested that the human population is growing at a startling rate.
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The Washington Post
A new report says the affects could be seen within generations.
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Bank for International Settlements
Between the 1980s and the 2000s, the largest ever positive labour supply shock occurred, resulting from demographic trends and from the inclusion of China and eastern Europe into the World Trade Organization. This led to a shift in manufacturing to Asia, especially China; a stagnation in real wages; a collapse in the power of private sector ...
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BBC
Half of the world's countries now have too few babies being born to maintain their populations.
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CNN
Worldwide, the sex ratio at birth averages between 103 to 106 males born for every 100 females; however, climate change and its effects on the environment in which pregnant women live will alter this ratio, research suggests.
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Strategy Business
A practical discussion of how we might turn a massive social liability into a common good.
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National Review
America is not immune.
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The Economist
Deadly epidemics seem to depress birth rates in the short term
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The Lancet
Our findings suggest that continued trends in female educational attainment and access
to contraception will hasten declines in fertility and slow population growth. A sustained
TFR lower than the replacement level in many countries, including China and India,
would have economic, social, environmental, and geopolitical consequences. Policy
options to adapt to continued low fertility, while sustai
to contraception will hasten declines in fertility and slow population growth. A sustained
TFR lower than the replacement level in many countries, including China and India,
would have economic, social, environmental, and geopolitical consequences. Policy
options to adapt to continued low fertility, while sustai
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The Irish Times
In advanced economies today 75-year-olds have the same mortality rates as 65-year-olds in 1950
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R.E. Heubel
Related video: Chapter 17a - Peak Oil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwNgNyiXPLk Energy is the lifeblood of any economy and a steady supply of energy is n...
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The Economist
As one of the world’s most impacting megatrends, we will look at how potential ageing related scenarios could shape the near future if they were to actually ...
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VisualPolitik EN
Have you stopped to think about this process’s consequences? Are your governments doing something about it? Have they come up with something like a contingen...
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Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell
In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization? Check out https:/...
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Masaman
What are the new races/ethnicities that might exist in the future, considering global patterns of human migration and intermixing continue? I've done videos ...
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Timcast
The Future Will be Conservative Because Liberals REFUSE To Have Kids Over Fear The World Is EndingSupport My Work - https://www.timcast.com/donatehttps://www...
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Reddit
5.0k votes, 632 comments. 21.6m members in the explainlikeimfive community. Explain Like I'm Five is the best forum and archive on the internet for …
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Reddit
20 votes, 20 comments. Due to the result of the one child policy, China has seen a rapid decline in the number of people being born. It has also …
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Life In Norway
A new report highlights a worrying problem for Norway. The population is ageing fast, and that brings a major economic headache for the future. Right now, the biggest problem faced by Norway is the necessary
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Quantumrun Foresight
Rising sea levels herald a humanitarian crisis in our lifetime.
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Quantumrun Foresight
Vertical farming can produce more crops than conventional farms, all while using significantly less land and water.
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Sustainable Review
In sustainability circles, you hear a lot of concern over future baby-making and population growth. Here is why overpopulation is a myth.
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Business Insider
America is seeing a 'baby bust' as women put off having kids during the pandemic. It could mean lower growth over the long term - or a delayed boom.
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Royal Society Publishing
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McKinsey
Experts discuss how an aging population will affect many facets of our societies--and will require new partnerships among all types of stakeholders.
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New York Times
Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.
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The New Statesman
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The COVID-19 pandemic increased mental health pressures on the transgender community at an alarming rate.
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Reuters
A U.N. report on Tuesday called for urgent action to avert a "sand crisis," including a ban on beach extraction as demand surges to 50 billion tonnes a year amid population growth and urbanisation.
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The Guardian
The article discusses the recent trend of governments in Eastern Europe offering financial incentives to encourage couples to have children. The policy is controversial, with some arguing that it is ineffective and puts pressure on women to have children they may not want. There is also concern that the money would be better spent on more targeted measures, such as those focused on gender equality. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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Our World In Data
What can we expect for the future? What determines how large or small the world population will be?
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Our World in Data
Explore the key highlights from the UN’s latest release of its world population estimates.
