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1 day ago · May 13, 2024, 5:46 PM. U.S. politicians have begun to lament the country’s falling birthrate. Their concern is legitimate; The United States’ total fertility rate has fallen from a robust ...
1 day ago · China was the world's most populous country from at least 1950 [5] until being surpassed by India in 2023. [6] [7] In 2023, China's population stood at 1.409 billion. [3] According to the 2020 census, 91.11% of the population was Han Chinese, and 8.89% were minorities.
- 6.77 births per 1,000 (2022 est.)
- 1,411,750,000 (2022 est.)
- 7.37 deaths per 1,000 (2022 est.)
- -0.06% (2022 est.) (159th)
May 14, 2024 · In other countries, the decline was even more pronounced: Egypt reported a 17% decrease in births last year, while Kenya reported an 18% decrease in 2022. Notably, in 2017, the global population was 7.6 billion, with UN projections suggesting continuous growth until a peak of 11.2 billion in 2100.
1 day ago · This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, there is only one leader being both head of state and head of government. In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people. In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government ...
2 hours ago · List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office. The longest-serving current leader, Hassanal Bolkiah, has ruled since 1967. This is a list of current state leaders ordered by their continuous tenure in a position of national leadership. For countries in which the head of state and head of government are separate, both offices are ...
1 day ago · This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by ...
1 day ago · The rankings are from the Freedom in the World 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 surveys, each report covering the previous year. The average of each pair of ratings on political rights and civil liberties determines the overall status of "Free" (1.0–2.5), "Partly Free" (3.0–5.0), or "Not Free" (5.5–7.0).
