Population

3 Ways Societies Counted Populations Before the U.S. Census

By Olivia B. Waxman

End of China's One-Child Policy Puts Pressure on Sperm Banks

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

Karachi, Pakistan's Largest City, Will Be Run from Jail

By Rishi Iyengar

Study: 1.4 Million Americans Identify as Transgender

By Katy Steinmetz
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Millennials Are Now the Largest Living Generation

Thanks to an influx of young immigrants

By Justin Worland

See How Your City May Be Affected by Rising Sea Levels

Millions along U.S. coasts will be affected

By Justin Worland and David Johnson

These 5 Facts Show Why Demographics Are Destiny

From a U.S. growing thanks to immigrants to a young Middle East and an old China, population patters will shape the world to come

By Ian Bremmer

Japanese Criminals Are Aging Too

Older inmates are the latest symptom of Japan’s rapidly aging society

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

China's One-Child Policy Will Remain for Now

The decades-old policy will remain until the country's de facto parliament ratifies it in March

By Rishi Iyengar

How Asia Is Solving Its Population Problem

Asia needs a baby boom, fast

By Joyce Lee

Here's How China's One-Child Policy Started in the First Place

The long-standing and controversial system is coming to an end

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Denmark Encourages Couples to 'Do It For Mom'

Danish couples have 1.73 kids, which is below replacement levels

By Tanya Basu

How the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act Changed America

59 million immigrants have entered the country since a 1965 reform

By Tanya Basu

Asia Takes Stock Of Its Tiger Population

Populations are recovering in some regions but the animals remain vulnerable to poaching

By Rishi Iyengar

One of the Tiger's Largest Habitats Has Only 100 of Them Left

The 3,860-mile mangrove forest is one of the big cats' largest natural habitats

By Rishi Iyengar

U.S. Steps Closer to Future Where Minorities Are Majority

Census finds the country's minority population has risen to 37.9%

By Josh Sanburn

California, Where Brown and Gray America Collide

Two of the country's fastest growing populations are learning how to embrace change

By Fernando Torres-Gil / Zocalo Public Square

Japan's Population Falls to 15-Year Low

More than 1 in 4 people in Japan are now 65 or older

By Eliza Gray

Scarecrows Outnumber People in Tiny Japanese Village

It's 150 scarecrows vs. 35 elderly residents

By NBC News

Iran Mulls Laws That 'Reduce Women to Baby-Making Machines,' Says Amnesty

Tehran plans to outlaw vasectomies and reduce access to birth control

By Helen Regan
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