Page 10 - Population

Singapore's population growth slows down to 1.1% in 2010-20 decade

This is a slowdown from 2.5 per cent annually in the preceding decade

Fewer workers, more retirees: Slowing population spells problem for world

Demographers predict that by latter half of the century, global population will enter a sustained decline for the first time.

India may overtake China as most populous country even before 2027: Report

Chinese demographers say India will become the world's most populous country earlier than the United Nations' projection of 2027

China's slow population growth will become the world's problem

Beijing's once-in-a-decade census showed there were 1.412 billion people in China last year.

China's population growth slows; nation becomes older and urbanised

There were 1.412 billion people in China last year, says the National Bureau of Statistics in its once-a-decade census report.

China says population grew in last year after report of decline

This comes following a news report a once-a-decade census might have found a decline, possibly adding to downward pressure on economic growth.

China's population to enter negative growth after 2025: Official

China's population is set to peak in just four years' time and the milestone will be marked by a significant downturn in consumer demand

Global fertility rate: Are we heading towards a population crash?

In any given year, in any given country, a shrinking population may not be much of an issue, and it may be welcomed. But over time, collectively, we are choosing a very different future for humanity

Despite end of one-child policy, birth rates decline in China amid lockdown

SupChina reported that the birth rates declined between 9 per cent and 32.6 per cent in the second half of 2020 compared with 2019 in some Chinese cities

Minority reports

Book review of The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India

Covid-19 impact: US population growth smallest in at least 120 years

The US population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020, a trend that demographers say provides a glimpse of the coronavirus pandemic's toll

Best of BS Opinion: The ipse dixit problem, India's trade policy, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Drop in population seen as fertility rates fall

Rumours spread of banks closing down in China, Tokyo on high alert, Covid vaccine candidates start human trials and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India's public spending on old-age pensions a mere 1% of GDP: Study

India, Indonesia and South Korea are among the countries with the highest share of people who wish to continue working after the retirement

The other population problem

Many parts of India are already ageing

Decoding India's population problem

The Prime Minister's concerns about overpopulation are misleading

India's life expectancy rises to 68.7 years: National Health Profile 2019

NCT of Delhi has the highest population density of 11,320 people per square km, while Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest of 17 per sq km

Population and patriotism

Birth rates are influenced by overall development

India's population growth falling already: Explained in four charts

The population bulge today lies near the age of 30 years

Barriers to potential demographic dividend

The workforce could easily be skilled to take up manufacturing jobs and in time, they could be skilled to enter higher-value services and R&D