China's leadership is eager to reverse the trend, as the soaring number of elderly citizens is expected to increase the ...

Based on the U.N.’s projections, our world population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and up to 9.7 billion in 2050.

Tokyo is the largest city in the world, with around 37 million people living across its metro area. It stretches over 13,500 ...

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with economist and demographer Dean Spears about why he thinks depopulation isn't the answer to the global climate crisis.

According to the United Nations Population Division, Latin America will make the demographic shift from a young to an aging society in less than 40 years.

India is now the world’s most populous country, with an estimated population of about 1.46 billion people as of mid-2025. Is ...

Cancer is the deadliest disease on the planet. But for some months now, the World Health Organization has classified the ...

Pope Leo XIV formally announced the 2027 World Youth Day dates during the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3.

There are parallels between NYC's Zohran Mamdani and Greece's Alexis Tsipras. They both share populist appeals, while their ...

The population of England and Wales has hit an estimated 61.8 million after a near-record jump last year, reigniting the ...

The population of England and Wales has hit an estimated 61.8 million after a near-record jump last year, reigniting the ...

It's known for its deadly bite, but the Philippine crocodile – thought to be the rarest in the world – has a lot more to give ...