population

Not one method, not one woman: How India can redefine its family planning programme for a new generation

This year's World Population Day theme is 'Realising the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future'

TFR drops below replacement level: Which states have the highest and lowest fertility rates—and why are they falling?

India’s national Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has officially dropped below the replacement threshold for the first time

Amit Shah explains infiltrator vs refugee, links to changing Hindu-Muslim demography data

Amit Shah criticised the Opposition for providing political patronage to infiltrators

Is population decline good for nature? New study finds a surprising trend

There is expected to be a drastic drop in global population by 2100. Is this a good thing for nature?

Least Populated Countries of the World

Muslim population 'grew fastest' from 2010-20, amid 'steady' rise in Jews to pre-Holocaust levels: Report

Post-2020 Israeli population figures (upto January 1, 2024) show the Jewish population increasing by about 100,000 per year, coming up to 15.7 million against a pre-Holocaust figure of roughly 16.6 million (in 1939)

Is AI the solution to human intelligence levelling out? Here is what experts say

Keiretsu Forum CEO Denny Kurien spoke of the impact of AI in society, and how major businesses are looking to adopt the latest in tech, at the Malayala Manorama Sampadyam Kerala Business Summit 2025

The one issue TDP, BJP disagree on: Why Andhra MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu took on Centre in Lok Sabha

TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, during a debate in Lok Sabha, raised the issue of using population as a criterion for delimitation

Andhra CM Naidu raises alarm over declining population: 'Our villages are becoming empty'

Naidu wants legislation that would make candidates eligible for local body elections only if they have more than two children

World Population Day: These are the top 5 least populated countries

The global human population reached 8.0 billion in mid-November 2022

Demographic dividend to become a nightmare? One-fifth of world’s elderly to be in India by 2050

“By 2050, India is projected to house up to 34 crore seniors”

China records fewest marriages in more than three decades

The country's population also shrank in 2022

India set to surpass China as world's most populous nation this month: UN

India's population is projected to stabilise after the year 2064

India is now the world's most populous nation. What does UN's population report say?

According to UN, India's population is 142.86 crore while China is at 142.57 crore

Japan's birth rate falls below 800,000 for first time

The drop in birth rate is a result of lifestyle changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic

China's Sichuan province makes it legal for unmarried people to have children

About 21 per cent of the region's population is older than 60

Now or never: Kishida prioritises reversing low birth rate

'Our nation is on the cusp of whether it can maintain its societal functions'

China's population falls for the first time since 1961. But, officials say 'do not worry'

The country had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than over the previous year

Japanese government offer families a million yen per child to leave Tokyo

Tokyo's population, fell for the first time last year, partially due to the pandemic

UK: Christians now a minority in England, Wales reveals census

Census reveals a 5.5 million drop in the number of Christians

What is harming Earth more? Demographer Srinivas Goli explains

Greater damage to planet is unsustainable consumption and inequalities, he says

World population to hit 8 billion today

The global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030

RSS chief seeks a population policy that applies equally to all communities

Mohan Bhagwat said community-based population imbalance should not be ignored

Pope Francis urges Italians to have more children, welcome migrants

Italy's far-right leader proposes incentives for couples having children

China's population grows by less than half-a-million, birth rate falls for 5th consecutive year

The number of new births in 2021 stood at 10.62 million