Population

Demographic dividend: The clock is ticking
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Demographic dividend: The clock is ticking

According to the preliminary census report, the percentage of people aged between 20-29 decreased since 2011, possibly foreshadowing a loss in demographic dividend. The Business Standard speculates...

The population of the country is now 16.5 crores
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The population of the country is now 16.5 crores

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

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
Bangladesh

Dhaka populace crosses 1 crore

TBS file photo
Bangladesh

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

Children play at a playground inside a shopping complex in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

China's population expected to start to shrink before 2025

Low fertility to keep Bangladesh population at 20 crore in 2045
Bangladesh

Low fertility to keep Bangladesh population at 20 crore in 2045

People shop in a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, 6 January, 2022. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023: UN report

World population to hit 8 billion this year: UN
World+Biz

World population to hit 8 billion this year: UN

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Health

Health, nutrition prog seeks rise in cost, tenure despite poor progress

Illustration: TBS
Supplement

Bangladesh needs to address vulnerabilities of youth and older persons to achieve demographic dividend

FILE PHOTO: Women with protective masks, widely used as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk across Red Square near the St. Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow, Russia March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Europe

Russian population falls by 1.04 mn in 2021 in historic drop

According to the Census Bureau, the US population grew at the slowest rate in recorded history in 2021. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

America would be more happy with more people