The United States is growing older. The median age in this country is rising, according to the Census Bureau. The median is now almost 39 years old, meaning that half the population is below that age ...
New estimates of San Diego County’s population show it peaking at 3.4 million in about 20 years, followed by a drop off. The San Diego Association of Governments says the county will add 152,075 ...
About 109 people live in the village of Plato, Mo, which today was designated the mean center of the United States population by the US Census Bureau. The Census Bureau calculates the village sits ...
On 15 November, the world will pass a major milestone, as the human population hits 8 billion for the first time. Of course, it is impossible to know exactly when we will reach this threshold, but the ...
The biggest cities in this country are getting even bigger. That’s according to new Census Bureau data, showing that almost every major urban center gained population from 2023 to 2024. Most big ...
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The global human population has been climbing for the past two centuries. But what is normal for all of us alive today — growing up while the world is growing rapidly — may be a blip in human history.
LAST YEAR, China’s population began to decline for the first time since 1962 and its reign as the most populous country in the world is over. The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, and ...