Christopher Koch
According to a projection carried out as part of a parliamentary study, the last survivor in the capital Seoul will be born in 2505, while the last South Korean anywhere will enter the world in 2621, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported.
Gender equality, pro-child policies and generous childcare provision are all bolstering French fertility rates rather than hindering them
Already hit by Europe's downturn, the country has seen closures of maternity wards, children's stores and schools
Dozens of would-be migrants are reported to have drowned between Libya and Sicily, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean this spring. The increasing numbers making the perilous journey on overloaded boats has brought the issue of migration into Europe to a head. But what can be done about it?
Gender equality, pro-child policies and generous childcare provision are all bolstering French fertility rates rather than hindering them
Just 5% of women of child-bearing age in Shanghai have taken advantage of change to one-child policy, figures show
Demographers predict Beijing will face common problems of an ageing population in coming decades as few urban couples choose to have a second child
The global population is not only growing, it is ageing too. Here we look at some of the factors driving the trend in six countries on five continents
New figures show the lowest total number of births since the formation of the modern Italian state
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.
Already hit by Europe's downturn, the country has seen closures of maternity wards, children's stores and schools
Desperation fuels the largest mass migration since WWII in which thousands have died trying to reach Europe by sea; then, David Martin gives a rare look at how a branch of the U.S. Air Force called Space Command is preparing for a battle most of us have never thought about -- one high above the Earth.
In 1968, a book by a Stanford biologist predicted doom for the planet in coming decades. Whatever became of the population bomb?
Mapping the migration of millions of people displaced around the world because of violence. Last year alone, about 14 million fled, according to the United Nations.
Here’s the secret to a long life, from those who’ve lived them.
Sonita Alizadeh was just 10-years-old the first time her parents tried to sell her as a child bride. She turned to music and began recording raps protesting ...
Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all? Donate to the United Nations Refugee Agency: http://don...
UNHCR annual global trends survey finds a record 59.5m people were refugees, internally displaced or seeking asylum by the end of 2014
Scathing Amnesty report says leaders guilty of neglect as millions face misery in ‘worst refugee crisis of our era’
At this very moment, in a major Chinese city, a worker is boarding a train home.
A Home Away From Home is a design competition aimed at rethinking public housing.
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index measures gender equality in the labour market
