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

Central Asia is entering a decisive demographic phase, with rapid population growth and a sharply expanding workforce, while ...

EDITORIAL. France now has the lowest average number of children per woman since the end of World War II. Decisions about ...

The country recorded 645,000 births and 651,000 deaths in 2025. This shift stemmed from declining fertility and rising ...

Europe Population Collapse: Europe’s population is falling at a record pace. In Spain, only 318,005 babies were born in 2024, the lowest number since 1941. The fertility rate has plummeted to 1.10, ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... In February 2025, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that mothers with two or more children would be exempted from income tax ...

European governments worried about population decline often focus on policies to encourage people to have more children. However, a new study reveals that this popular strategy is often less effective ...

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.