Population

Population

China national flags and Hong Kong flags displayed in Hong Kong on June 29, 2021. Photo: Kyodo/UNB

Hong Kong sees record population decline

Hong Kong saw a mass exodus of its residents in the past months following the enactment of the Beijing-imposed national security law

People wearing face protective masks walk on Hollywood Blvd during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Los Angeles, California, US, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

New US census data shows white population shrank for first time

Businesses need people. Photo: Bloomberg

No good comes from a shrinking population

Wang Yiguang, 85, plays the piano during a group singing practice at Heyuejia, a care home for the elderly, in Beijing, China May 26, 2021. Picture taken May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

As China's population greys, the burden of care weighs on families

Elderly women try to keep up social distancing as they wait to enroll in government social-aid programs in Ozumba, Mexico. PEDRO PARDO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Mexico says Covid-19 has affected a fourth of its population

Photo: Collected

Population growth declining worldwide with far-reaching consequences

People walk at a subway station, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Shanghai, China May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

China's population to hit 'turning point' in 2026-2030 - think tank

An US flag waves in the wind on a boat near the Statue of Liberty in New York August 31, 2011. Reuters/Lucas Jackson

US marks slowest population growth since the Depression

People queue to receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Italy aims to vaccinate at least 80% of population by end of September

Population map of Bangladesh. Infograph: TBS

Bangladesh’s population increases 1% in 2020

Representational Image. Picture: TBS

Rajuk blamed for densifying Dhaka through unplanned development

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Photo: Collected

Population needs to be converted into manpower: DSCC Mayor

People wearing protective face masks walk past shops, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Singapore, August 12, 2020. Photo:Reuters

As foreigners depart, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003