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So is the world overpopulated currently? And what might the future hold for the global dominance of humanity?
Today, the world's most populous country is facing the issue of major declines in birth rates. The Lancet study predicts that China's population will peak at 1.4 billion in four years' time before ...
Last year, we passed the seven billion mark, and best estimates have us reaching the nine billion mark before 2050. The sheer number of people has profoundly changed the global landscape, as we ...
In an increasingly crowded world, will we still be able to find respite from one another? Rachel Nuwer investigates our 11 billion-person future.
As the world population reaches seven billion people, the BBC's Mike Gallagher charts ideals and the criticisms of population control campaigns over the past 50 years.
India has surpassed China as the world's most populous country. What does this mean for the world?
Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century. And 23 nations - including Spain and Japan - are expected to see their populations ...
Sixty-three years later and the latest estimate of world population is 7.16 billion. That is a little shy of tripling - more like a factor of 2.8 - but it's not far off.
China's population grew at its slowest pace in decades, according to government data released on Tuesday. The average annual growth rate was 0.53% over the past 10 years, down from a rate of 0.57% ...
In mid-April, India is forecast to surpass China as the world's most populous country. The Asian giants already have more than 1.4 billion people each, and for over 70 years have accounted for ...