World Dec 29 World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1 By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
World Apr 20 Watch 8:49 India will soon pass China as the world's most populous nation India will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by the middle of this year, according to United Nations data. Alongside its population of 1.4 billion, India's geopolitical and economic footprint is also growing. But as Fred de Sam… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman, Zeba Warsi, Simeon Lancaster
World Jan 17 China's population declines for 1st time in decades The reported decline is adding to pressure on leaders to keep the Chinese economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S. By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
Politics Dec 29 U.S. Census Bureau redefines the meaning of urban areas in America More than 1,100 towns, hamlets and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places considered urban based on revised criteria. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
World Aug 12 Watch 7:57 America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals Despite a “hot mess” of a rollout and months of delays, new 2020 Census data reveals how America is changing. More respondents reported multiracial identities and for the first time on record, the white population declined. Lisa Desjardins explored the…
May 11 China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4 billion people age By Joe McDonald, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade while the population barely grew, adding to strains in an aging society. Continue reading
Jan 02 3 ways that the U.S. population will change over the next decade By Dudley L. Poston, Jr., The Conversation What does the U.S. population look like today, and what will it look like 10 years from now, in 2030?… Continue reading
May 15 U.S. birth rate falls to 32-year low By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press A provisional report found there 3.788 million births last year, marking the fourth year the number of births has fallen. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 7:46 As diversity increases, will U.S. be more or less politically divided? By PBS News Hour The United States is rapidly transforming into a more diverse, more educated and older nation. Gwen Ifill talks to Karlyn Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute and Ruy Teixeira of the Center for American Progress about a special collaborative report… Continue watching
Dec 29 U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports By Joshua Barajas The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday. Continue reading