Demographic coverage.

‘The demographic dividend of the last 40 years is ending’: J.P. Morgan says the world is running out of the two things that kept interest rates down

"The demographic dividend that characterized the last 40 years is ending," the JPMorgan note reads.…

Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline

The country’s workforce is set to fall to 300mn by the end of the century. Beijing wants humanoids to narrow the labour gap…

‘FIVE-ALARM FIRE’: Heritage Culture Index Highlights Immense Challenges, But Charts Path Forward, Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Heritage Foundation released an index to measure the indicators of America’s culture, and it delivers a sobering message ahead of the country’s 250th …

Baby bonus to continue? We’ll consult widely, John Lee says

City leader says government to consult public and ‘collect wisdom’ before deciding whether incentive measures should carry on.…

The Population Bust

A revealing global journey into declining birth rates, ageing societies, and their far-reaching impact.…

ESA: 67% of Americans played video games for more than an hour in 2025

Average age of US players is 37, with half of all players aged 35 or older…

New ESA industry report reveals 212 million Americans are gamers

Gram-Gram can't get enough of that wonderful friendslop…

去年の出生数67万人で過去最少 想定より15年早く少子化進行

【NHK】去年1年間に生まれた日本人の子どもの数は、67万1000人余りと前の年より1万4000人余り減少し統計を取り始めてから最も少なくなったことが、厚生労働省のまとめでわかりました。また、1人の女性が産む子…

Effect of Demographic Bias on Skin Lesion Classification

In this study, we evaluate the performance of skin lesion classification using ResNet-based convolutional models, focusing on the impact of demographic bias in training data, parti…

Chaos erupts at NY reparations hearing as ‘Foundational’ Black Americans clash with left-leaning groups

Freedmen Project supporters said New York's reparations eligibility should be based on lineage to withstand legal challenges and protect foundational Black Americans' claims.…

Scientists are finally moving away from the UN-backed climate doomerism that scared a generation off having babies

Much of the climate anxiety shaping millennial and Gen Z attitudes toward the future was manufactured through exaggerated predictions that are now being abandoned.…

Saturday assorted links

1. Which foreign food chains have made it in NYC? 2. Testing products on AI-generated buyers. 3. Are Vatican pronouncements rising in status? 4. A saner Argentina take.  I notice t…

‘Not our friends’: Outgoing Liberal chief’s blunt One Nation warning

Andrew Hirst used his departure after nine years as Liberal federal director to warn of One Nation’s rise, and that party membership skewed heavily male – and old.…

Health cover, welfare drive India’s social gains: National Family and Health Survey

That’s the message from the results of the latest NFHS –– the sixth round, conducted in 2023-24 –– released by the ministry of health and family welfare. | India News…

National Family Health Survey-6: Kerala leads in women’s obesity and NCD prevalence

NFHS-6 reveals Kerala's obesity crisis and rising NCDs, despite improvements in child health and immunization coverage.…

The Democrats’ Greatest Fear: The GOP Will Turn James Talarico Into a Creepy, Unmanly Weirdo

According to court records, I have two children. Because I’m so gosh-darn manly, both my children ar…

Census in West Bengal to start from August 1: CM Suvendu

West Bengal's Census 2027 will take place from August 1 to February's end, emphasizing public participation and governance.…

Pakistan: Male contraception still taboo despite looming demographic crisis

Over 45 and looking for a job? AI thinks you might be too old

The aging population is a global success story. People are, on average, living longer, healthier lives. The World Health Organization estimates that from 2015 to 2050, those aged o…

The Limits of Demographic Prediction

A look at our new preprint on population projections.…

10 Friday AM Reads

My end-of-week morning reads: • One Million New-Car Buyers Are Gone and They’re Not Coming Back Soon: WSJ on the demand hole left by affordability — a million households permanentl…

Japan Lost 3M People in Five Years

Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, a record drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis.…

86% of Hong Kong children get preferred school places as applications plunge 16%

Education Bureau reveals 14,093 children allocated place in one of their top three choices under central allocation stage.…

Japan’s 2025 census reflects steepest fall in population on record, data shows

Preliminary data shows the nation's headcount shrank 2.5%, the third straight decline in the nationwide survey conducted every five years.…

George Beglan: The tax system has a hidden free-rider problem

Child-rearing generates massive public returns. We price it as a private cost. That is not sustainable. A tax system designed in the mid-twentieth century for a very different demo…

Japan population sees record five-year drop: Census

A preliminary tally of Japan’s census found that the population slipped to 123 million people in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…

日本の人口は1億2305万人 減少幅は過去最大 国勢調査速報値

【NHK】去年行われた国勢調査の速報値によりますと、日本の人口は1億2305万人で、前回・2020年と比べて309万7000人減りました。5年ごとの調査で3回連続で減少し、減少幅は過去最大となりました。 総…

Australia's declining fertility rate impacts families and our not-to-distant future

With one child or none becoming more common, we asked Australians what they want.…

UK Births drop for fourth straight year as costs and dread pile up

Last year was the quietest year for maternity wards in England and Wales since 1977, according to the BBC's reporting on the latest Office for National Statistics data. Fewer than……

What America’s Fastest-Growing Cities Tell Us About the Future

These communities aren’t debating diversity. They’re building it by accident, and profiting enormously, writes John Hope Bryant.…

Demographic forces stall global progress toward gender equality

Demographic changes due to illegal migration not limited to border areas: MHA

Demographic changes due to illegal migration not limited to border areas: MHA | India News…

Centre notifies resolution on high-level committee on demographic changes

MHA announces resolution addressing challenges from demographic changes due to illegal immigration and their impact on governance and social cohesion.…

Govt panel to examine 'unnatural demographic changes' due to illegal immigration

NEW DELHI: Following up on PM Modi's announcement in last year's Independence Day speech, govt on Monday constituted a high-level committee to scientifically examine the nature, ca…

Non-whites set to become majority in US for first time by 2050 — with NY, NJ and Conn. reflecting same change

In 1980, the United States was 80% white, but that figure is expected to drop to 47% by 2050 and 44% by 2060.…

Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care

A new draft bill from the Health Ministy would see taxes raised for adults without children to support Germany's flagging elderly care system. DW has more.…

Pope offers tried-and-true solution to Europe's population crisis

Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders on Monday to get in gear and address the continent's demographic crisis by reinforcing the family and affirming the dignity of human life. The p…

Top news of the day: Quad ramps up Indo-Pacific surveillance; Amit Shah says Centre constitutes committee on ‘unnatural’ demographic change, and more

Top news of the day May 26, 2026: Quad ramps up Indo-Pacific surveillance; Amit Shah says Centre constitutes committee on ‘unnatural’ demographic change, and more…

MAGA's Coming Demographic Apocalypse

Conservative young people are becoming increasingly disillusioned with Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.…

Centre forms high-level committee to address unnatural demographic changes, says Amit Shah

The move to form the panel comes in reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement during Independence Day last year. | India News…

Centre constitutes high-level committee on ‘unnatural’ demographic change: Amit Shah

Amit Shah announces a high-level committee to assess and address unnatural demographic changes due to illegal immigration in India.…

The Great Depopulation

Why is the birthrate declining in every country on Earth?…

'Infiltration a major challenge': Amit Shah says panel on 'unnatural demographic change' set up

घुसपैठ और अन्य कारणों से Unnatural Demographic Change किसी भी राष्ट्र के वर्तमान व भविष्य के लिए एक बहुत बड़ी चुनौती है।इसी चुनौती से निपटने के लिए 15 अगस्त 2025 को प्रधानमंत्री @n…

Joy as young women without children outnumber mothers

American reproductive rights advocate Abigail Porter is among many celebrating the falling fertility rate.…

Sweden’s PM puts IVF at centre of re-election bid amid record low birthrate

Ulf Kristersson aims to expand state-funded IVF as Sweden grapples with lowest fertility rate since records began Sweden’s prime minister has promised to put IVF at the heart of hi…

Mojtaba Khamenei pushes for baby boom as regime braces for incoming population crisis

Much like his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamenei has seemingly pushed for an increase in marriage and birth rates across the Islamic Republic.…

Why 9 million houses are lying empty in Japan

Japan currently has around nine million empty homes. These are not unfinished projects or abandoned construction sites, but houses and apartments where nobody lives anymore.…

Why Japan has abandoned houses

Plus: $6.6B in OpenAI employee stock selloffs, where you can legally graffiti, and more.…

Will China’s residency changes to social insurance unlock economic growth?

The State Council’s decision to decouple household registration from welfare services could have benefits for society as a whole, analysts say.…

India fertility facts of the day

Ten notable facts from India’s new SRS Statistical Report 2024 published two days ago: 1) India’s total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to 1.88 (rounded up to 1.9 in the figures) …

Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers

Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, says baby boomers are retiring at a speed and magnitude that young generations can’t replace.…

What Do These 14 California Counties Have In Common?

They have been doing something right.…

Will not only stop infiltration but also deport each and every infiltrator, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah announces plans to stop infiltration and deport all infiltrators, ensuring no demographic changes in India.…

Deaths in India remain above pre-Covid rate, fertility rate below replacement: SRS report

The somewhat worrying trend in the crude death rate is that it remains above the level of 6 seen in 2019 and 2020. | India News…

'It's not a secret': Inside the town where people don't exist

In a community like no other, what happens when people aren't counted?…

‘I love euthanasia’: Pronatalists prove they are anything but pro-life

Having large families does not make a movement pro-life. Today’s secular pronatalists often champion abortion, IVF, ‘hipster eugenics,’ and euthanasia for those who ‘lack meaning.’…

Population incentives reflect need for debate on low fertility rates: Nara Lokesh

Nara Lokesh advocates for population incentives in Andhra Pradesh to address low fertility rates and encourage family support.…

Cities struggle to keep pace as war and climate define urban futures, WUF13 delegates warn

Delegates at the World Urban Forum in Baku warned on day three that war and climate change are affecting cities faster than governments can respond, urging a shift away from standa…

Sharp decline in birth rates linked to adoption of smartphones

According to an in-depth data analysis by the Financial Times, the introduction of smartphones may have led to a further decline in fertility worldwide.…

Erdogan wants Turkey to have more babies. Few parents are listening

For much of his 23 years as Turkey’s President, he has urged Turks to have more children. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…