Tag: population

Alarm bells for Singapore’s population: The shocking reasons behind Singapore’s falling birth rate!

Asia Sarojini P -
Singapore (Commonwealth Union)_ Singapore has seen the lowest number of births since independence and the country’s worsening demographic crisis...

Pacific Grey Whale Population Plunges as Climate Change Drives Catastrophic Decline

Environment Sharya Christiana -
Scientists have described a situation called a 'catastrophic population decline' and have mentioned that, due to climate change, Pacific...

Canada’s population dips in the 1st quarter of ’26.

Canada and Caribbean Roshan Abayasekara -
Statistics Canada says there are more deaths than births with less immigration. Canada’s population dipped by about 55,000 people during...

Canada’s Population Outflow Surges as Economic Strain and Policy Shifts Bite

Canada and Caribbean Roshan Abayasekara -
Eleven of the thirteen provinces, excluding the territories, reported double-digit year-over-year increases in the number of residents leaving the...

Australia leads in longevity

Pacific Piumi Fernando -
A recent analysis of international longevity data published in BMJ Open highlights that Australians have a notable advantage in...

Canada’s aged triples

Canada and Caribbean admin -
Canada's demographic scene has altered significantly since the 2022 version of Statistics Canada's population forecasts.  Population growth increased due...
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Canada to Combat Depletion of Rural Population

Canada and Caribbean admin -
A scientist at Western University says in Canada rural communities will continue their long population decline unless governments interfere...

Why World Alzheimer’s Day is significant with an increasing aging population

Global S De Silva -
Global (Commonwealth Union) – September 21st each year, is the day the world observes World Alzheimer's Day, which is...

Should World Population Day be re-evaluated?

Global S De Silva -
Global (Commonwealth Union) – Each year, on July 11th, the world observes World Population Day—a day dedicated to raising...

Population explosion expected in India this year, overtaking China as most populous country

Asia Savithri Rodrigo -
New Delhi India (Commonwealth News)_By mid 2023, India will become the world’s most populous country with over 1.4286 billion...

Obesity to be the norm among half the world’s population by 2035

Global Savithri Rodrigo -
London United Kingdome (Commonwealth Union)_More than four billion people, primarily children in lower income countries will be overweight or...

Sixty percent of population working in agriculture, of this seventy percent are women

Africa Savithri Rodrigo -
Matagelema, Sierra Leone (Commonwealth Union)_It is women  who drive the backbreaking agriculture industry in Sierra Leone, which accounts for...