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One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...

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Below is another excellent post from MB reader Erin Rolandsen, CEO of Angelassist and author of beyondtheragemachine.substack ...

Rounding up the Top 15 youngest nations: (11) Gambia, with ~52.8% under 18; (12) Zambia, with ~52.6% under 18; (13) Burkina ...

Mamdani scraps NYC antisemitism definition on day one, sparking Jewish community backlash and Herzog criticism.

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World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer lives and smaller families—approximated here by the ...