The evolving dynamics of global population patterns have profound implications for economic stability, public policy and social development. Today, societies face contrasting demographic realities: ...

There is a growing consensus that environmental problems, particularly the effects of climate change, pose a grave challenge to humanity. Pollution, habitat destruction, intractable waste issues and, ...

The World Population Policies database provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the population policy situation and trends for all Member States and non-member States of the United Nations ...

Vietnam on Tuesday scrapped its nearly four-decade policy limiting families to two children, as Vietnamese birth rates continue to drop, the older population increases and officials warn of the ...

In 1994, widespread concern over population growth brought world leaders together at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994. Today, however, ...

Labor and employment policy is a key structural driver of population health, shaping working and living conditions and access to essential resources. This event explored how labor market changes—such ...

The final panel of the symposium focused on finding common ground to move population health forward. Joneigh Khaldun, director and health officer for the City of Detroit Health Department and ...

Socially just policies aimed at limiting the Earth's human population hold tremendous potential for advancing equity while simultaneously helping to mitigate the effects of climate change, researchers ...

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 ...

Until five months ago, the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh had a law that barred people with more than two children from contesting elections in local rural and urban bodies. Now, the state ...

Family planning has for decades been one of China’s most controversial social policies. Mao Zedong was a strong advocate for population growth, believing it to be a source of strength for the ...