Global population

Shoppers crowd at the Ameyoko shopping district, which is Tokyo's biggest street food market, as they do their last-minute New Year's shopping in Tokyo, Japan December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Panorama

What the future of the global population looks like

Projections point to a declining population trend in the developed world – except the US – and an uptick in growth in mainly the Global South

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Tech

More than 60% of world now on social media: study

People crowd a market place as they shop in preparation for Christmas in Lagos, Nigeria December 18, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
World+Biz

Climate justice gets harder as world population passes 8 billion

Motorcycle taxis ride through a busy street market in the Kangemi district of Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 1, 2022. Photographer: Michele Spatari/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Where the rapid rise of megacities is unsustainable

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Environment

Nearly entire global population breathing polluted air: WHO

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World+Biz

Global population likely to reach 8.5 billion in 2030: UN