Population

Population

Elderly people shop ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at an outdoor market in Beijing, China January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China's first population drop in six decades sounds alarm on demographic crisis

Largest cities by population

Largest cities by population

A customer has his coronavirus disease (Covid-19) health pass, known as a Green Pass, checked at a restaurant the day the government restricts access of unvaccinated, in Rome, Italy December 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Italy ageing faster than EU peers, population drops below 59 million

Territories with the smallest populations 2021

Territories with the smallest populations 2021

World population hits 8 billion: Not enough young, skilled people in an overpopulated world

World population hits 8 billion: Not enough young, skilled people in an overpopulated world

A woman holds a baby outside a supermarket in Qinzhou, Guangxi province, China, April 12, 2021. Picture taken April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

As world population hits 8 billion, China frets over too few babies

Bangladesh's population to be 8 crore by end of this century!

Bangladesh's population to be 8 crore by end of this century!

Govt will collect population-related info through NPR: Mannan

Govt will collect population-related info through NPR: Mannan

Demographic dividend: The clock is ticking

Demographic dividend: The clock is ticking

The population of the country is now 16.5 crores

The population of the country is now 16.5 crores

File photo of Karail slum in Dhaka. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

18 lakh people of Bangladesh live in slums

Vehicles are stuck in traffic in the afternoon in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Dhaka populace crosses 1 crore

TBS file photo

Fewer men in the country than women, total population 16.51 crore: BBS