In 1804, the world population finally reached 1 billion. Over the next 218 years, the gaps between reaching the next billion ...

The United Nations (UN) has projected that the global population will hit nine billion by 2037. African and Asian countries will lead the population boom and while Nigeria leads in the African ...

A teacher observed and verified that more people live inside a circle comprising 19 nations - including China, India and ...

Worldwide wildlife populations have shrunk by nearly three-quarters on average over the past 50 years, the World Wildlife ...

Once you start thinking about these issues, it's hard to think about anything else,' a Spanish economist says.

China's National Bureau of Statistics said it will conduct a nationwide sample survey from Thursday to "accurately" monitor ...

Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over ...

More than half the world’s population live in cities, a number that is set to rise. But urban life poses challenges, ...

Much of Earth’s population has been voting this year. Where democracies are strained and stressed, is there room for optimism ...

Britain's population grew by 1% in annual terms to 68.3 million as of mid-2023, mainly due to high immigration, official data ...

Military spending is rising globally. With ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and heightening tensions ...

It grows more and more rapidly. At its present rate of increase, we are told, the world's population will have reached 5,000 millions before the end of this century, 5,000 millions being at the same ...