The admonition that we must remember the past to avoid repeating it has always struck me as strange. If human history teaches ...

Millions of people from the poor world are trying to cross seas, forests, valleys and rivers, in search of safety, work and ...

Rachel Reeves has vowed to slash red tape and go for growth in a quest to make working people feel “better off”. In a ...

Fertility rates have fallen everywhere outside of sub-Saharan Africa. And they have fallen faster, and dropped even further, ...

Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...

Staggeringly high’ migration could push the British population to 72.5 million by 2032, the latest figures suggest. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) projected that the number of people will ...

From historical waves of migration to the complex realities of the present, the growth of illegal immigration has been driven ...

Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent both in 2025 and 2026, below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.7 percent. The forecast for 2025 is broadly unchanged from that in the October 2024 World ...

From millions of people to jaw-dropping growth, these cities defined history. Discover which urban centers became the population giants of their time!

Major economies are heading toward a "population collapse" by 2100 because of falling fertility rates, new research has found. A report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) on Wednesday, warns the ...

The first advance estimate of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024-25, released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) this week, shows a decline in the real GDP growth rate to 6.4% ...

And while some investors may be wary of just how long the bull market will last, history suggests 2025 should be another terrific year for technology stocks in particular. Since the Nasdaq's ...