List of Demography articles
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A child of roughly 2 or 3 years old is held up by a man amid a group of ultra-Orthodox men in black brimmed hats and dark clothes. The child wears a small knit cap and a blue sweater. Birthrates Are Plunging Everywhere—but Not in Israel
Can policymakers learn from the Israeli experience?
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An illustrations shows a TV with a heart on it atop a tiered wedding cake. Small figures scramble up the sides of the cake toward the TV. Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance.
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Vladimir Putin wears a white medical lab coat as he takes a newborn baby from a mother handing it to him. The baby is wrapped in a yellow blanket and the mother wears a floral robe or dress, smiling as she supports the baby's neck with one hand. Putin's posture is slightly stiff as he holds the baby carefully. The Global Right Is Fighting Against Real Families
A narrow vision of the patriarchal household drives politics from Budapest to Washington.
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An illustration shows three tiers of classes, working class on the lowest with a bike messenger, a construction worker, a hotel worker, and a waiter; the second tier shows the professional-managerial class with a doctor, a graduate, and a man with a briefcase; the top layer shows two men golfing. Between them is a Donald Trump in a champagne coupe. America Is Locked in a New Class War
Money and education no longer explain voting patterns.
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On the left are five people, presumably a family, in the door of their home. On the right are two people, with one of them mostly out of frame but holding a tablet with an identification card on top and the other person fully in frame holding a tablet. Iraq’s Long-Awaited Census Reveals a Demographic Gift
The country stood still for its first count in more than 25 years. Now, it must take action to capitalize on the findings.
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Three children in winter coats sit on a merry The Battle for Ukraine Is a War of Demography
Russia's crisis of depopulation is at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s paranoid military strategy.
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Migrant workers mingle outside their living quarters in Beijing's middle-class neighborhood of Shangdi. Xi Jinping Doesn’t Have an Answer for China’s Demographic Crisis
A call for a “high-quality population” ignores the country’s real problems.
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Chinese women take photos as they visit the Bund along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. China’s Fragile Social Compact
On a return to Shanghai, our columnist takes note of how rising inequality is leading many Chinese to vote with their feet.
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An illustration of a blooming plum branch shows a statue of Chairman Mao at left with workers walking across a bridge before the scene turns into one of growth and modernity with city skyline plane and construction cranes. What Produced the China Miracle?
A powerful new book challenges conventional wisdom about the role of the state in Beijing’s rise.
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A group of American elementary school students stands outside in rows. Most of the students are dressed in winter coats and holding hands with their classmates and raising them in the air. The United States Has a Keen Demographic Edge
Competitors of the United States face plunging birthrates and social gloom.
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An illustration shows a crowded street in India overlaid with charts showing population growth, Internet use, and unemployment rates. 5 Charts That Explain India
From average incomes to internet usage, New Delhi is still at the point where growth could really take off—or not.
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People pose on a statue next to a river, with skyscrapers in the background. The Reason China Can’t Stop Its Decline
The conventional wisdom on China has shifted but still misses the bigger picture.
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A woman rides a bicycle in the historic center of Ferrara, Italy. Europe’s Coming Reckoning on Immigration
Large-scale immigration—likely from Africa—is the only thing that can prevent Europe from becoming an empty amusement park.
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A Japanese woman holds a baby in her arms as she walks down a cobblestone street. The baby is dressed in a pink outfit with a darker pink hat made to look like a strawberry, and looks over her shoulder toward the camera. Cash Can’t Fix Japan’s Fertility Crisis
Women’s role in society has evolved, but Kishida’s policies haven’t kept up.
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A woman sits in a folding chair and rests her head face-down on a folding table. China’s Youth Are Increasingly Grim About Their Future
“We are competing with each other in what has become a pure rat race.”
