List of Demography articles
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A woman wearing a red dress and floral headscarf holds a baby as she speaks with a nurse, who stands behind a poster explaining how to prevent unwanted pregnancies. A field and trees are visible beneath a cloudy sky in the background. Demography Is Destiny in Africa
Rapid population growth is about to hit the countries whose economies and climates are least equipped to handle it.
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University students display a flag of the Communist Party of China to mark the party's 100th anniversary during an opening ceremony of the new semester in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Sept. 10, 2021. Has China Peaked?
A debate on whether Beijing’s economic woes are temporary or terminal.
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Shoppers crowd at a flower market on the eve of 'Gudi Padwa' or the Maharashtrian new year in Mumbai on April 1, 2022. Population Control Is Back in India
India now has the world’s largest population—and is trying to find ways not to.
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A protester holds a placard with the number 64 crossed out with an X. The Ugly Paradox Behind the West’s Demographic Problems
France’s pension reforms, Italy’s elder care robots, and Arkansas’s child labor all have one thing in common: a fear of immigration.
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An image of Alexander the Great on horseback fighting the Battle of Issus. What China Can Learn From Japan—and Alexander the Great
It’s time for Beijing to reexamine its long-standing sense of purpose.
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U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a photo with African leaders during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington on Dec. 15, 2022. How Africa Can Avoid Getting Scrambled
African leaders must be more imaginative and proactive in pooling their efforts and setting the agenda.
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A tailoring workshop in Lome, Togo in September 2016. To Tackle Poverty in Africa, Provide Job Training for Teenage Girls
Skills training programs must target those under age 18 to reduce adolescent birth rates and unemployment.
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A man wears a protective mask and looks at his phone as he rests on a pedestrian bridge overlooking an expressway. China’s Restive Middle Class Will Be Xi’s Greatest Test Yet
Middle-class people, it turns out, have limited patience for things like intrusive social monitoring and censorship of personal expression.
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Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Tehran. Meet Iran’s Gen Z: the Driving Force Behind the Protests
They’re shaking up the aging clerical establishment to a degree not seen since the 1979 revolution.
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An American flag billows in the wind as immigrants stand and take the oath of allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Sept. 15, 2017. America Needs a Great Opening
Why Washington should focus on recruiting the best talent from around the world.
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A group of older Chinese adults sits on a bench outside chatting. A Shrinking China Can’t Overtake America
But if U.S. democracy continues to decay, what’s the point of being on top?
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Former residents evicted from a crowded Lagos shantytown stand on a flotilla of boats. It’s Africa’s Century—for Better or Worse
Asia gets the attention, but the real economic revolution is the inevitable growth of an overlooked continent.
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Four young Black men sit on the side of a rode with their suitcases. Treating Migration as a Crisis Is a Missed Opportunity
Racism is keeping rich societies from benefitting from increased migration.
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Hands are shown holding a small U.S. Flag and a folder that says "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services." What Happens When White People Become a Minority in America?
Other majority-minority societies offer positive examples—and cautionary tales.
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Russian military cadets walk in Moscow. Russia Doesn’t Have the Demographics for War
The 1990s collapse in birth rates still impacts Moscow’s ambitions.
