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Number of elderly (65+ years) per child (under five years), by country income group, 1950-2050 Higher-income countries are aging rapidly, whereas lower-income countries remain young. The world as a whole … Read more

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The growth of the global population—from 8 billion in 2022 and 9.7 billion in 2050—will largely occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Meanwhile, the population is plateauing in high income … Read more

Will the EU Run Out of People?

The European Union is standing at a demographic crossroads. Current trends suggest a looming population collapse, with birth rates dwindling and the median age steadily rising. This demographic shift could … Read more

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Refugees, asylum-seekers and others in need of international protection displaced during each year, 1975 – 2022 New conflicts have driven forced displacement. The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 createdthe … Read more

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Gender gaps in employment rates have continued to narrow over recent years, although more slowly than over previous decades. In fact, the gender gap fell by 5.4 percentage points between 2000 and … Read more

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About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say abortion should be legal in all (29%) or most cases (33%); 36% say it should be illegal in all (8%) or most cases (28%). Generally, … Read more

Effondrement démographique

En 2050, le déclin démographique attendu dans la majorité des pays du monde bouleversera le financement des retraites et accentuera les pénuries de main-d’œuvre.

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The bilateral corridor between the Russian Federation and Ukraine takes up spots four and five among the largest corridors in the world. About 3 million people born in the Russian Federation … Read more

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Proportion of women aged 15 to 49 years who make their own decisions regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights (including deciding on their own health care; deciding on the … Read more

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About 3 in 10 women remain permanently childless in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Permanent childlessness has increased rapidly across East Asia.

Figure 1 – Highly developed countries with the highest levels of childlessness among women born in 1960 and 1972 and with the largest increases in the share of permanently childless women.

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76 years since the end of the Second World War, a large portion of the globe is still engulfed in some form of conflict. Countries in which there have been … Read more

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In 2015 there were about 417,000 individuals aged 100 and over worldwide more than four times as many as in 1990, according to United Nations estimates. This figure is expected … Read more

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Early school leaving has declined but remains high, especially in Southern Europe. Notes.1. “Below upper-secondary education” denotes a level no higher than Level 3C short of the International Standard Classification … Read more

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The health of American children is improving sharply, and the health gap between the rich and the poor among children and young adults is shrinking. Mortality rate per 1,000 children … Read more

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Danish and Norwegian men do the most chores, South Korean, Indian and Japanese men the leastAverage number of minutes per day that men and women spend on unpaid work, including … Read more

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The world is now more urban than rural, and that we are heading towards the 70% threshold by 2050. Nevertheless, deep differences in patterns of urban growth emerge across the … Read more