Population aging is a strong trend that will lead to greater fiscal imbalances and economic stagnation in high-income countries. Immigration is a way to offset population decline, but there is a risk ...

Industrial countries have largely completed what is called the "demographic transition"—the transition from a largely rural agrarian society with high fertility and mortality rates to a predominantly ...

The world's population is still growing, yet beneath these global statistics lies a different reality for dozens of countries. While regions like sub-Saharan Africa face booming populations, several ...

Falling fertility and aging populations pose significant challenges for many economies Significant demographic shifts are underway in much of the world. Over half of the world’s economies, accounting ...