Population growth

Two women involved in the program

Why Japan is paying single mothers to move to the countryside

Women & Gender

Japan’s population is projected to shrink by a third by 2065. With small towns getting smaller, local governments are looking for creative ways to bring in new people.

World is ticking toward a milestone: 7 billionth person expected on Halloween

Fears of global population boom overblown, some argue

Development & Education

World population myths exposed

Reaching Seven Billion: The History of Population Control

The World

US Teen Pregnancy

After a decade of being officially unconcerned by global population growth, the US has taken new initiatives to help cut high fertility rates in developing countries. But here at home, we have some very high fertility rates of our own, particularly among teenagers  ? 6 percent of women and girls in the US between the […]

The World

US Teen Pregnancy

After a decade of being officially unconcerned by global population growth, the US has taken new initiatives to help cut high fertility rates in developing countries. But here at home, we have some very high fertility rates of our own, particularly among teenagers  ? 6 percent of women and girls in the US between the […]