Everyone in Japan could be named “Sato” in 500 years, professor warns
Japan has always had its demographic quirks, but this one is something else.
Tag: population
Humans are living longer than ever and the life expectancy gender gap is finally narrowing
Life expectancy is rising and is expected to continue doing so almost everywhere in the world. But is it really ...
What’s the country with the most people? It’s no longer China
The global population exceeded the eight billion mark last year.
The Earth’s population in 2100 could be much lower than we thought
Population growth could decline in the second part of the century, a new study finds.
Languages with large vocabularies have simple grammar, study suggests
Languages with large vocabularies, such as Mandarin or English, are simpler grammatically, as opposed to complex languages which possess reduced ...
Why 7.5 billion people on Earth is bad news
We are legion!
Woolly mammoths suffered genomic meltdown right before extinction
They were cuter and silkier... but less adapted to a harsh environment.
How many people are younger or older than me?
To check where you stand among the age demographics in the U.S., Nathan Yau of Flowing Data made this interactive ...
Why Chinese men are the most single in the world: the perils of gender imbalance in China
Possibly the greatest demographic challenge China is facing has due to do with a hugely discrepant gender imbalance.
World population could double by 2100, according to the UN
A new report presented by United Nations officials at the American Statistical Association meeting in Seattle estimates that by 2100 ...
