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Employee William Meznarich reassembles the die for a punch press at the Badge-A-Minit facility in Oglesby, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, June 29, 2012.
Economy
The world now has more people aged 65 and over than children under 5—but America is actually getting younger relative to the rest of the globe
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 8, 2026
Japan requires married couples to share a surname, so matchmakers are pairing singles who already have the same one to avoid changing it
Asia
Japan requires married couples to share a surname, so matchmakers are pairing singles who already have the same one to avoid changing it
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 3, 2026
Exhausted businesswoman sleeping at desk in home office with playing son
Economy
Women want ‘dads,’ not ‘duds’: A Nobel-winning historian has a theory for falling birthrates, but the economics aren’t so straightforward
By Eleanor PringleAugust 23, 2026
im Tran with her Grandaughter, two weeks old Alessandra on 28th October, 2005.
Economy
‘The demographic dividend of the last 40 years is ending’: J.P. Morgan says the world is running out of the two things that kept interest rates down
By Eleanor PringleJuly 24, 2026
A Japanese father holds his daughter's hand walking down the street
Asia
Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 4, 2025
JPMorgan warns one major demographic shock rattling the world will lead to a Social Security cliff by 2033
Health
JPMorgan warns one major demographic shock rattling the world will lead to a Social Security cliff by 2033
By Alexa MikhailApril 9, 2025
China marriages fall to record low as demographic crisis deepens
Lifestyle
China marriages fall to record low as demographic crisis deepens
By BloombergFebruary 10, 2025
Russian students can now get cash payments for having babies as Kremlin struggles with birth rate at ‘catastrophic’ low
Finance
Russian students can now get cash payments for having babies as Kremlin struggles with birth rate at ‘catastrophic’ low
By Jason MaJanuary 5, 2025
H.E. Fahd bin Abdulmohsan Al-Rasheed
Conferences
A Saudi government official had only 3 career options when he graduated but says his 16-year-old daughter has many more
By Jane ThierNovember 11, 2024
A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on July 27, 2023 ahead of thr ECB's monthly announcement on eurozone monetary policy.
Finance
Europe’s population crisis could shave 4% off its GDP by 2040, Morgan Stanley warns, and the options to solve it aren’t good
By Ryan HoggOctober 14, 2024
Japan’s new prime minister is set to propose a happiness index
Leadership
Japan’s new prime minister is set to propose a happiness index
By AFPOctober 3, 2024
Chinese grumble about Beijing’s decision to hike the retirement age: ‘I’ll just have to bear the three extra years of work’
Leadership
Chinese grumble about Beijing’s decision to hike the retirement age: ‘I’ll just have to bear the three extra years of work’
By AFPSeptember 13, 2024
China’s top lawmakers set to raise retirement age to handle shrinking workforce born of collapsing birthrate
Finance
China’s top lawmakers set to raise retirement age to handle shrinking workforce born of collapsing birthrate
By Foster Wong, Josh Xiao and BloombergSeptember 11, 2024
Elon Musk raising hands
Finance
Elon Musk and others urging people to have more kids are essentially calling for a Ponzi scheme, experts say
By Jason MaAugust 31, 2024
Gen Zers and millennials are flocking to places with these attributes—and it’s key to winning the war for talent
Commentary
Gen Zers and millennials are flocking to places with these attributes—and it’s key to winning the war for talent
By Hilary DoeAugust 21, 2024
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