May Archive

Another Friday, another declining European power.

Marcus Roberts | 20 May 2011

Lithuania's population has shrunk by 10% in the last decade.

Someone at the UN is not going to be happy…

Marcus Roberts | 18 May 2011

Germany is planning to increase its funding of IVF.

United Nations releases population projections to 2100

Shannon Buckley | 17 May 2011

For the first time, the United Nations has projected population figures as far ahead as 2100.

Youth are no Longer the Future

Marcus Roberts | 13 May 2011

Statistics in NZ and the US show how these populations are ageing.

Australia’s Babies and India’s Girls

Marcus Roberts | 11 May 2011

Australia continues to subsidise babies while India is "failing" its girls.

Charting Happiness

Shannon Buckley | 10 May 2011

The Boston suburb of Somerville wants to become the first in the United States to systematically track people’s happiness.

Save the Children Fund’s Mother’s Survey 2011

Marcus Roberts | 06 May 2011

New Zealand has been ranked the 6th best country in the world to be a mother according to the Save the Children Fund’s 2011 Mother's Index.

Japan’s Earthquake and the Politics of Demography

Marcus Roberts | 05 May 2011

Japan is scaling back its child-subsidy program after the March earthquake and tsunami.

Russia leads the way in dealing with demographic time-bomb

Peter Saunders | 03 May 2011

I was interested to see, following Minette Marin’s proposed ‘final solution’ for Britain’s growing number of elderly people, yet another article in the Sunday Times this weekend linking euthanasia with demographic trends. Lois Rogers, reporting on the recent joint suicide of a British couple in Australia, concluded her article with the provocative words: ‘Assisted dying is becoming more commonplace with the rise in the number of elderly people. Projections by the government suggest 11m Britons alive today can expect to reach 100.’

Putin Aims to Increase Russian Life Expectancy and Birth Rates

Marcus Roberts | 02 May 2011

Putin outlines spending plans on "demographic projects" in a speech to the State Duma.

April Archive

The Population Centre of the US: Plato, Texas County, Missouri

Marcus Roberts | 29 April 2011

The Population Centre of the US is now in Texas County, Missouri.

The Anglican Church Wants A Halt in Population Incentives

Marcus Roberts | 28 April 2011

There seems to be a federal inquiry in Australia at the moment into the optimum population that the Lucky Country should be aiming for.

Britain Celebrates Marriage & Hungary Makes Moves to Protect It

Shannon Buckley | 27 April 2011

The Royal wedding is creeping closer and people around the world will be watching William and Kate make a commitment to each other for life on April 29th at Westminster Abbey.

Happy Easter!

Marcus Roberts | 22 April 2011

Happy Easter!

China Wrestles with the Effects of the One-Child Policy

Marcus Roberts | 20 April 2011

There is further pressure on the Chinese Government to modify or even abandon its one-child policy as resulting economic and social problems are becoming more evident.

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