Saturday, July 11

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Topic: population

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Friday, 7/10, 10:50 PM

World Population Day: Where the Global Population Stands, and Where It Is Headed

July 11 is World Population Day, and the world it marks is more than 8 billion strong and still growing, but more slowly than it once did.
Behind that single number lie two very different stories: young, fast-growing populations in parts of Africa, and aging, shrinking ones across much of East Asia and Europe.

population — news and stories on this topic

This page collects all of Newsparlor's coverage of population. Follow the topic from one place: new stories appear here automatically as more is published. That way you stay on top of how the situation develops.

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