A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet has sent shockwaves through the global community, revealing that the world’s ...

Birth rates have dropped faster than life expectancy has increased, causing slower population growth around the world. Forecasts from the United Nations predict that world population will actually ...

By Our World in Data The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The UN estimates that the world’s population will top out at 10.3 billion by 2080 before it enters a slow descent, ending 100 million lower by 2100.

Depopulation — unremitting, long-term population decline — promises to be the 21st century’s most important demographic trend. After centuries of seemingly unstoppable increase, world population is on ...

Ashley and Nick Evancho's 3-year-old daughter, Sophia, plays with their dog in front of their home near Buffalo, N.Y. Ashley and Nick have decided to have only one child, a choice many people are ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to ...