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By 2050, 17% of the world’s population will be over 65. Policy changes need to start now.
YOU’VE LIKELY HEARD the oft-repeated idea that half the five-year-olds of 2025 will live to be 100. For perspective, it means ...
The Mirror1mon
Earth's population to top 8.09bn on New Year's Day – but global birth rate slows down
The population of the Earth is set to reach 8.09 billion come New Year’s Day, although the global birth rate is slowing according to experts. The huge number is an increase of more than 71 ...
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Human Population Growth and extinction
the age when the "global environmental effects of increased human population and economic development" dominate planetary physical, chemical, and biological conditions [2]. Humans annually absorb 42 ...
Reuters21d
China's population falls for a third consecutive year
The rural population, meanwhile ... the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day.