The WHO estimates that people aged 60+ will be approximately 22% of the global population by 2050. Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images People are living longer now than ever before. As medical technology advances and medicines become more effective, mortality rates have also fallen. While this is a major success for humanity, signaling … Read more
Boomers who once flocked to Florida are increasingly ditching the state for southern Appalachia. A recent Wall Street Journal report highlighted the so-called “halfbacks” who have settled in the region. Many of the new arrivals sought an escape from the continual threat of extreme weather in Florida. For decades, Florida has remained a top destination … Read more
China is unlikely to experience a distinct boost in birth rates this year, largely due to the country’s high youth unemployment and economic turmoil, according to the EIU. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The Chinese Year of the Dragon is widely perceived in Asia-Pacific to be an auspicious year to have a baby — … Read more
Blueface’s life behind bars isn’t so bad — compared to most inmates — in fact, our sources say it could be a whole heck of a lot worse. The embattled rapper’s back in L.A. County jail after violating his probation in a 2021 assault case, and law enforcement sources tell us he’s staying in the … Read more
In his 2024 New Year message, Xi Jinping stated that the post-Covid Chinese economy had “sustained the momentum of recovery” and that all Chinese people, including in Taiwan, should share in the “glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”. Both these leaden phrases are fantasy. However confident Xi may feel in his autocratic grip … Read more
Many Meituan food delivery workers are lining up to make preparations in Shanghai, China, on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s working age population is shrinking as a share of the total number of people in the country, according to official data released … Read more
January 16, 2024 11:30 PM EST China’s population contracted for the second straight year—as deaths in 2023 rose and births hit a new low—as the world’s second largest economy faces growing risk of demographic crisis. Government data released Wednesday showed that China’s overall population by the end of 2023 was 1.4097 billion, down about 2 … Read more
BEIJING — China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government’s statistics bureau said Wednesday. The number of deaths more than doubled to 690,000. Demographers were expecting a sharp rise in deaths because of COVID-19 … Read more
China’s is rapidly getting grayer, and amid unsuccessful attempts to boost languishing birth rates, the country has now unveiled plans to reorient a significant part of its massive economy around its aging population. China’s State Council on Monday unveiled a series of measures to promote the “silver economy,” calling on both state-owned and private enterprises … Read more
The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of 2024, 4.3 … Read more