Demography is Destiny

Oh Canada!

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:08 GMT

Canada's latest census figures show an increasing and ageing population. Read more...

US Centenarians - Not as Common as Once Thought

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:25:50 GMT

New research has overturned the assumption that mortality rates flatten out above the age of 80. Read more...

Auckland -1.5 million strong

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:25:11 GMT

My home city has just hit 1.5 million people. Read more...

A New UN Report on our Impending Overpopulation

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:22:16 GMT

Another UN report that seems heavy on headline grabbing but light on concrete proposals. Read more...

Japanese Earthquakes - Natural and Demographic

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:49:18 GMT

The effect of last year's earthquake is exacerbating Japan's economic problems that demography is causing. Read more...

Bulgaria: Another Demographic Timebomb

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:39:09 GMT

Bulgaria's future is looking bleak as its population is declining and growing older. Read more...

March for Life

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:30:55 GMT

Some video and pictures of the annual massive March for Life in Washington DC. Read more...

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:21:22 GMT

The Year of the Dragon is upon us with an expected upturn in the number of births. Read more...

Is Japan a glimpse of Europe’s future?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:11:47 GMT

Economists are looking to Japan for indicators about the future of Europe. Read more...

Increasing internet usage gives more and more power to the people of India and China

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:29:34 GMT

India may have developed new technology which overcomes the problem of expense and allows hundreds of millions of Indians in remote rural areas to connect to the internet. It may also soon make Indians the biggest single internet user population in the world. Read more...

BRICs Throwing the Economic Bathwater out with the Babies

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:34:39 GMT

The declining workforce in the BRIC countries is to have an impact on their economic growth. Read more...

How to compensate for lost fertility?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:48:33 GMT

Past Eugenics and sterilisation programs in the United States are coming back to bite them, with North Carolina currently the first State to address compensation for victims. According to the North Carolina Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation, at one time, 31 states in the U.S. had government-run eugenics programs. In North Carolina alone, close to 8,000 men, women, and children -- mostly poor, black, disabled and uneducated -- were forcibly sterilized from 1929 to 1974. Read more...

Ageing Europe’s future as a “cultural theme park”

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:47:50 GMT

A new book points to the demographic implosion behind the eurozone crisis. Read more...

The Republican Race, Santorum and demography

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:52:02 GMT

Rick Santorum could benefit from the changing Republican electorate in the race for the GOP nomination, Read more...

When do we get old?

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:58:22 GMT

A new survey in the USA discusses when people think one is old. Read more...

Too much Christmas pudding?

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:04:25 GMT

Late December is traditionally the time when one starts to make resolutions to start eating healthily again after the food packed days that have come before. Or perhaps we can put it off for just a few more days – early January perhaps? In any case, according to the The Economist it is no longer just the Western world whose waistlines are widening. Read more...

Christian Demography

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:02:58 GMT

The Pew Forum has released a new report on the spread of Christianity. Read more...

Must-watch video: If kids are so damn expensive why does our China need a one-child policy?

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:14:57 GMT

Singer Chuanzi (real name 姜亚川 Jiang Yachuan) was a troubled teen who ended up in jail. But after being released, he forged a new career as an entertainer. After he appeared on China’s Got Talent with his singing dog “Dudu” he became an instant hit. “Zheng Qianhua” is one of his best known songs. It's about a new father who names his daughter “Zheng Qianhua,” which literally means, “to earn the money to spend.” It's an outstanding critique of the one-child policy. Read more...

One place in the US insulated from the recession: West Virginia’s hollows

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:21:53 GMT

As the locals joke sardonically, West Virginia is one of the few places in the US that has barely felt the effects of the current recession. It got there a long time ago. "I think the loss of population is the biggest problem ... we had at one time 13 car dealerships; now we have none," says a state senator. Read more...

NZ’s Election

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:34:05 GMT

New Zealand elected its 50th Parliament on Saturday night. Read more...

The Brutality of “Population Control”

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:38:23 GMT

A terribly sad story from China. Read more...

2 Million Russians turn out for fertility relic

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:27:28 GMT

Normally situated at the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, the relic made of camel wool is believed to have the power to boost fertility. The National Post reports yesterday that the Russian people really have come out in force! Braving cold and snow, Moscow residents were willing to stand in a 5km line just to touch the belt... Read more...

2.1 Children

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:43:29 GMT

A short video from the Population Research Institute about the replacement fertility rate. Read more...

Eberstadt on Russia’s Demographic Decline

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:01:21 GMT

An article by Nicholas Eberstadt in the latest Foreign Affairs magazine sheds some light on Russia's worsening demographic crisis. Read more...

Hispanics revive dwindling Middle America

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:49:45 GMT

It was getting dire for the small towns of Middle America. Their populations were falling so low that businesses were being boarded up, schools closed and ghost towns were emerging. More and more people left each year and fewer were born than buried. Read more...

A view from Pakistan

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:44:34 GMT

A view on population control diktats from Pakistan. Read more...

Poverty and Population

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:08:47 GMT

A short video clip on the benefits of population on poverty. Read more...

Overpopulated, Overbreeding and OverTHERE

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:56:27 GMT

More tax will save the environment?

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:42:09 GMT

The view that overconsumption and over-pollution by the rich is the real problem, not overpopulation, seems to be beginning to take root. The Guardian’s Andrew Simms makes some interesting comments on inequality, seemingly arguing that there should be more re-distribution of wealth from the rich to the poor to avoid so much over-consumption. Read more...

67 - Time to Retire?

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:59:29 GMT

The New Zealand opposition party has announced plans to raise the pension age to 67 by 2033. Read more...

Detroit’s Population Problems

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:27:59 GMT

Detroit is grappling with the problems of losing 25% of its population in the last 10 years. Read more...

The oldest society the world has ever known

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:01:00 GMT

The Economist has a very good article about the world with 7 billion people in it. Read more...

Russia and the Belt of the Mother of God

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:43:50 GMT

A venerated Orthodox relic is starting a month-long tour of Russia to boost fertility. Read more...

How to Feed 7 (Plus) Billion People

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:39:57 GMT

A report published in Nature magazine suggest four strategies to improve food production and availability. Read more...

Odds and Ends

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:53:46 GMT

Christian Churches in the Middle East, India and the Population Stabilisation Incentive Fund Read more...

Jewish people celebrate positive birth rate

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:58:03 GMT

Interestingly, in a world generally trying to drive down population rates, the Jewish community are still celebrating a surge in their birth rate Read more...

7 Milestones (One for every billion)

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:25:59 GMT

A few historical milestones as the Earth adds another billion. Read more...

Population Growth Needed in Green Scheme?

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:54:40 GMT

Researchers at Curtin University in Australia propose new, environmental measures to cope with population growth. Read more...

UN Population Fund funding faces axe in US

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:52:38 GMT

The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has voted to cut US funding of the UN Population Fund. Read more...

Seven Billion People

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:59:08 GMT

Another look at the magical seven billion people figure. Read more...

An Ageing Population and the Economy

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:41:18 GMT

A warning is given to Canada about the effect of an ageing population on its population and the Asian Development Bank forecasts the effect of demography on the Asian economies in the future. Read more...

Green Inclinations, No Ugandans (GINUs)

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:48:38 GMT

Oxfam highlights the forced eviction of Ugandans to make room for carbon sinks. Read more...

GINKs on the rise?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:26:06 GMT

Lynsey Hanley, writing for The Guardian, makes some interesting points this week about the contradiction between the encouragement to consume everywhere you look - sometimes I wonder if there is any ‘un-billboarded’ space left – and the United Nations’ current crusade to drive down population because of supposed environmental and resource shortage concerns. Read more...

Seven billion and counting

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:52:40 GMT

Persons coming to the United Nations in the next few weeks will see a large sign attached to the fence near the visitors’ entrance that reads in a bold heading: “7 BILLION” against a background of small photos of people from all over the globe. Read more...

An Approaching Golden Age for Africa?

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:20:46 GMT

Desie Heita reports on a recently released research paper on the continent’s economy. The paper, by Simon Freemantle who is a senior analyst with Standard Bank's African Political Economy Unit, emphasises the potential of Africa’s young and fast growing population to fuel Africa’s future economic success. She reports: Read more...

Lucky Number 60!

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:38:20 GMT

A couple celebrate their 60th grandchild. Read more...

Children and Materialism

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:11:36 GMT

A new UNICEF report presents sobering findings for the UK. Read more...

Infant Mortality Rate Drops

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:11:38 GMT

A new report shows that the infant mortality rate has dropped by a third in the past twenty years. Read more...

The Population Summit in Moscow Revisited

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:52:55 GMT

A video from the Population Research Institute about the Population Summit in Moscow back in June. Read more...

Prince Charles and our Extinction

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:55:29 GMT

Prince Charles has delivered his first speech as president of the WWF UK. Read more...