New Zealand, a country which is known for its lush green forests and wildlife, continues to be home to more sheep than people. The report by news agency AFP, citing official figures released on Monday (May 22), said sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, which is the lowest level in nearly two centuries.&nbsp;

According to the recently&nbsp;released five-yearly census of agricultural production in New Zealand, the national flock fell by two per cent, which amounts to 400,000 sheep to 25.3 million people, as of June last year. This decline in national sheep figures has been attributed to the rise in farming costs and falling wool prices.&nbsp;

“The ratio of sheep to people dropped below five to one in 2022, for the first time since the 1850s, when national sheep numbers were first recorded,” said Stats NZ, a government body, analyst Jason Attewell, as quoted by AFP.&nbsp;

It is worth noting that this isn’t the worst ratio in the country when it comes to the number of sheep to people, as there was a time in New Zealand when the number of sheep famously sat at 22 per person back in 1982 and around that time, the sheep figures stood at 72 million.&nbsp;

Attewell also noted that there has been a recent decline in the population of sheep in the country when compared to Australia which currently has three times as many sheep as New Zealand. However, the ratio in Canberra is only around three sheep to every Aussie, said the Stats NZ analyst.&nbsp;

In 2019, China topped the list with the most sheep in the world.&nbsp;But given their human-to-sheep population ratio, it does not raise many eyebrows. However,&nbsp;New Zealand is home to only 5.2 million people when compared to China’s 1.4 billion people, so&nbsp;the difference is much more prominent.&nbsp;

According to reports, back in the 1850s, sheep was starting to become a primary component of New Zealand’s economy and soon after wool became one of the country’s most important exports. This continues even today, as Wellington is one of the world’s main wool exporters. In 2022, it exported $284 million worth of wool overseas.&nbsp; 
 
 
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New Zealand, a country which is known for its lush green forests and wildlife, continues to be home to more sheep than people. The report by news agency AFP, citing official figures released on Monday (May 22), said sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, which is the lowest level in nearly two centuries.

New Zealand, a country which is known for its lush green forests and wildlife, continues to be home to more sheep than people. The report by news agency AFP, citing official figures released on Monday (May 22), said sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, which is the lowest level in nearly two centuries. According to the recently released five-yearly census of agricultural production in New Zealand, the national flock fell by two per cent, which amounts to 400,000 sheep to 25.3 million people, as of June last year. This decline in national sheep figures has been attributed to the rise in farming costs and falling wool prices. “The ratio of sheep to people dropped below five to one in 2022, for the first time since the 1850s, when national sheep numbers were first recorded,” said Stats NZ, a government body, analyst Jason Attewell, as quoted by AFP. It is worth noting that this isn’t the worst ratio in the country when it comes to the number of sheep to people, as there was a time in New Zealand when the number of sheep famously sat at 22 per person back in 1982 and around that time, the sheep figures stood at 72 million. Attewell also noted that there has been a recent decline in the population of sheep in the country when compared to Australia which currently has three times as many sheep as New Zealand. However, the ratio in Canberra is only around three sheep to every Aussie, said the Stats NZ analyst. In 2019, China topped the list with the most sheep in the world. But given their human-to-sheep population ratio, it does not raise many eyebrows. However, New Zealand is home to only 5.2 million people when compared to China’s 1.4 billion people, so the difference is much more prominent. According to reports, back in the 1850s, sheep was starting to become a primary component of New Zealand’s economy and soon after wool became one of the country’s most important exports. This continues even today, as Wellington is one of the world’s main wool exporters. In 2022, it exported $284 million worth of wool overseas. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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According to state media sources, China has chosen to establish pilot programmes to promote a friendly atmosphere for childbearing. This is the latest step the world's second-most populated country has taken to increase its declining birth rate.

China: Pilot projects for promoting cordial child-bearing culture

China’s population is now abating. The country that used to be the world's most populous, is now trying to augment its declining population. China aims to slow its demographic decline. China's Chengdu has made it permissible for unmarried mothers to register their children. China is considering implementing this move nationwide.

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Despite the cancellation years ago of China’s harsh, Mao-era restriction on families to a single child, and even after more recent incentives urging families to have more children.

China’s shrinking population and constraints on its future power

India has now surpassed China as the world’s most populated country. What are the implications of this milestone? Vikram Chandra explains.

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Western media reports on&nbsp;China's population being overtaken by India deliberately ignores&nbsp;China's development, using the topic to "bad mouth" it and advocate decoupling, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.

CCTV's sharply worded commentary said the subtext from Western media in recent years was that&nbsp;China's development was in "big trouble" and that when&nbsp;China's demographic dividend disappears, it would decline, and the global economy would also suffer.

"They slandered all the way and&nbsp;China&nbsp;has developed all the way, creating a miracle of sustainable and stable economic development with a huge population."

India is overtaking&nbsp;China&nbsp;as the world's most populous nation, and will have almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed.

"The United States is stepping up efforts to contain&nbsp;China's development and advocate further decoupling and found new hype points from the United Nations report," CCTV said, adding that the West simply equated population size with development achievements.

"Such hype lacks a basic understanding of the law of population development. With the development of human society today, the decrease in birth rate and decline in willingness to bear children are common problems faced by the whole world," CCTV said, adding that Western developed countries generally faced problems such as labour shortages.

Last year,&nbsp;China's population fell for the first time in six decades, a historic turn expected to usher in a long period of decline in citizen numbers, with profound implications for its economy and the world.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said population dividends did not only depend on quantity but also on quality.

"Population is important but talents are also important...China&nbsp;has taken active measures to respond to population aging," Wang told reporters on Wednesday.

In Beijing's Guomao business district, Liu, a 40-year old working in finance, said it was an "inevitable phenomenon" that India's population has exceeded&nbsp;China&nbsp;but that his country's economic strength would dominate.

"Our economic strength will still exceed," he said adding that India's population growth "does not have any major impact on us. It doesn’t affect us much."

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Western media reports on China's population being overtaken by India deliberately ignores China's development, using the topic to "bad mouth" it and advocate decoupling, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday. CCTV's sharply worded commentary said the subtext from Western media in recent years was that China's development was in "big trouble" and that when China's demographic dividend disappears, it would decline, and the global economy would also suffer. "They slandered all the way and China has developed all the way, creating a miracle of sustainable and stable economic development with a huge population." India is overtaking China as the world's most populous nation, and will have almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. "The United States is stepping up efforts to contain China's development and advocate further decoupling and found new hype points from the United Nations report," CCTV said, adding that the West simply equated population size with development achievements. "Such hype lacks a basic understanding of the law of population development. With the development of human society today, the decrease in birth rate and decline in willingness to bear children are common problems faced by the whole world," CCTV said, adding that Western developed countries generally faced problems such as labour shortages. Last year, China's population fell for the first time in six decades, a historic turn expected to usher in a long period of decline in citizen numbers, with profound implications for its economy and the world. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said population dividends did not only depend on quantity but also on quality. "Population is important but talents are also important...China has taken active measures to respond to population aging," Wang told reporters on Wednesday. In Beijing's Guomao business district, Liu, a 40-year old working in finance, said it was an "inevitable phenomenon" that India's population has exceeded China but that his country's economic strength would dominate. "Our economic strength will still exceed," he said adding that India's population growth "does not have any major impact on us. It doesn’t affect us much." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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A technicality led Melbourne to dethrone Sydney as Australia’s largest city by population. For at least 100 years, Sydney held the title with aplomb. But after the officials redrew the borders the Melbourne, which is the capital of the state of Victoria, to include Melton district, Sydney was relegated to second place.

According to Australia’s federal government’s latest population figures, Melbourne's population is 44.8 million, which is 18,700 more than Sydney's.

"With the amalgamation of Melton into Melbourne in the latest... classification, Melbourne has more people than Sydney - and has had since 2018, " the ABS's Andrew Howe told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper - which described the redrawn boundary as "a technicality".

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a city is defined as a "significant urban area", which is connected to all suburbs with more than 10,000 people.

It is estimated that Melbourne will reach 6 million population by mid-2031 – rising to 6.1 million the following year. While Sydney is forecast to pass the 6 million mark in 2032-33.

One of the primary reasons attributed for this change in demography is the net internal migration from within and outside of the country.

&nbsp;“It’s because more people have been moving out of Sydney, going to other parts of Australia, than have been moving in the opposite direction. Whereas in the case of Melbourne, in some years more people have moved to Melbourne than have moved out,” Nick Parr, a professor of demography at Macquarie University, explained to Sydney radio station 2GB.

“But the projections show that Sydney’s population will continue to grow, and also the Melbourne population will continue to grow,” he said, adding that immigration will “compensate” for the effects of low birth rates in both cities.

Australian National University demographer Liz Allen told the BBC that Melbourne's rapid growth is largely thanks to international migration.

He noted that unlike Sydney, which has a "historical hangover" of a time when "it didn't want to be seen as anything other than white", Melbourne has a reputation for celebrating diversity.

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A technicality led Melbourne to dethrone Sydney as Australia’s largest city by population. For at least 100 years, Sydney held the title with aplomb. But after the officials redrew the borders the Melbourne, which is the capital of the state of Victoria, to include Melton district, Sydney was relegated to second place.

A technicality led Melbourne to dethrone Sydney as Australia’s largest city by population. For at least 100 years, Sydney held the title with aplomb. But after the officials redrew the borders the Melbourne, which is the capital of the state of Victoria, to include Melton district, Sydney was relegated to second place. According to Australia’s federal government’s latest population figures, Melbourne's population is 44.8 million, which is 18,700 more than Sydney's. "With the amalgamation of Melton into Melbourne in the latest... classification, Melbourne has more people than Sydney - and has had since 2018, " the ABS's Andrew Howe told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper - which described the redrawn boundary as "a technicality". According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a city is defined as a "significant urban area", which is connected to all suburbs with more than 10,000 people. It is estimated that Melbourne will reach 6 million population by mid-2031 – rising to 6.1 million the following year. While Sydney is forecast to pass the 6 million mark in 2032-33. One of the primary reasons attributed for this change in demography is the net internal migration from within and outside of the country. “It’s because more people have been moving out of Sydney, going to other parts of Australia, than have been moving in the opposite direction. Whereas in the case of Melbourne, in some years more people have moved to Melbourne than have moved out,” Nick Parr, a professor of demography at Macquarie University, explained to Sydney radio station 2GB. “But the projections show that Sydney’s population will continue to grow, and also the Melbourne population will continue to grow,” he said, adding that immigration will “compensate” for the effects of low birth rates in both cities. Australian National University demographer Liz Allen told the BBC that Melbourne's rapid growth is largely thanks to international migration. He noted that unlike Sydney, which has a "historical hangover" of a time when "it didn't want to be seen as anything other than white", Melbourne has a reputation for celebrating diversity. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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For the first time ever, Canada's population has grown by more than one million people in a year. This was almost completely because of immigration into the country. Molly Gambhir telling you more.

Gravitas: Canada's population sees record growth

Canada's&nbsp;population grew by over a million for the first time ever last year, the government said.&nbsp;According to data from Statistics Canada, the population increased from 38.5 million to 39.5 million people, with a&nbsp;growth rate of 2.7 per cent, which is the highest annual population growth rate since 1957.&nbsp;

The government said that the population would double in 26 years if it wants to maintain such a growth rate, BBC reported.&nbsp;

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The population rise comes following efforts taken by the Canadian government to ease labour shortages. It added that the surge in permanent and temporary immigrants also represents additional challenges such as housing, infrastructure, and transportation in some regions of the country, as per Statistics Canada.&nbsp;

In 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a plan to bring in 1.5 million immigrants per year by 2025. It was revealed that the country was betting big on immigration to fill the gap in its economy. Like many western countries, Canada has an ageing population and a low birth rate.

The country welcomed people affected by conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war, the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, and the humanitarian crisis in Taliban-led Afghanistan.&nbsp;

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The agency said&nbsp;that in 2022, Canada&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;437,000 immigrants, while the number of temporary residents in the country increased by 607,782, accounting for a "record-breaking year for the processing of immigration applications."

It further claimed that with this growing population, Canada might rank first among the 38 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for 2022 population growth, while it already is the fastest-growing G7 country.&nbsp;

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Canada's population grew by over a million for the first time ever last year, the government said. According to data from Statistics Canada, the population increased from 38.

Canada's population grew by over a million for the first time ever last year, the government said. According to data from Statistics Canada, the population increased from 38.5 million to 39.5 million people, with a growth rate of 2.7 per cent, which is the highest annual population growth rate since 1957. The government said that the population would double in 26 years if it wants to maintain such a growth rate, BBC reported. Also read | Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons sued for serving 'superheated' tea in 'defective' cup The population rise comes following efforts taken by the Canadian government to ease labour shortages. It added that the surge in permanent and temporary immigrants also represents additional challenges such as housing, infrastructure, and transportation in some regions of the country, as per Statistics Canada. In 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a plan to bring in 1.5 million immigrants per year by 2025. It was revealed that the country was betting big on immigration to fill the gap in its economy. Like many western countries, Canada has an ageing population and a low birth rate. The country welcomed people affected by conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war, the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, and the humanitarian crisis in Taliban-led Afghanistan. Also read | India High Commissioner to Canada had to cancel appearance at function event over protests The agency said that in 2022, Canada welcomed 437,000 immigrants, while the number of temporary residents in the country increased by 607,782, accounting for a "record-breaking year for the processing of immigration applications." It further claimed that with this growing population, Canada might rank first among the 38 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for 2022 population growth, while it already is the fastest-growing G7 country. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

In a first, Canada's population grows by over one million

The population of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, has been on a constant decline. A research that was initiated&nbsp;in an&nbsp;effort to pinpoint the contributing factors to this decline reveals pressures of extreme polygamy may be driving southern elephant seals to early death.&nbsp;

A study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science comprised of these 14,000 southern elephant seals on Macquarie Island in the south-western Pacific. One of the key findings of the study is that male and female survival rates are roughly comparable when they are juvenile. However, after age eight, male survival quickly declined, falling to about 50%, while female survival remained constant at 80%.

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The research reveals that the largest and fattest male seals, known as beachmasters, have an edge when it came to reproduction as they are able to compete for female access better.&nbsp;

Sophia Volzke, a PhD student at the University of Tasmania and the study's primary author said, “They can only get food from the ocean." “When they come on land [to breed] they’re competing with other males for access to females.

“They need to have fat resources stored to be able to fight other males and survive on land without eating anything for weeks or months at a time.”

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Volzke said the species demonstrates "extreme polygyny". A small percent of beachmasters control harems of females. One enormous beachmaster might have a harem with up to 100 females, she said. In cases when the harems are so large, they could allow a younger man to serve as an assistant beachmaster.

According on the topography of the beach and the size of the harem, a truly long beach is more likely to have a number of small harems. Just 4% of men work as beachmasters. Males that are still maturing are under pressure to acquire weight fast due to competition. According to the researchers, this leads to reduced survival rates since the males go in search of food at sea in locations where they may be more vulnerable to predators.&nbsp;

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“Adult males concentrate their foraging effort in shallower waters. These highly productive locations are frequented by other marine predators, such as orcas … and sleeper sharks,” the researchers wrote.

“We might see one male that isn’t a successful beachmaster … come ashore in August and try to challenge a beachmaster. If they lose a fight they will just go back to sea,” Volzke said. “Beachmasters have a really loud roar which deters other males, which means some might not even come to shore at that time.”

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The population of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, has been on a constant decline. A research that was initiated in an effort to pinpoint the contributing factors to this decline reveals pressures of extreme polygamy may be driving southern elephant seals to early death.

The population of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, has been on a constant decline. A research that was initiated in an effort to pinpoint the contributing factors to this decline reveals pressures of extreme polygamy may be driving southern elephant seals to early death. A study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science comprised of these 14,000 southern elephant seals on Macquarie Island in the south-western Pacific. One of the key findings of the study is that male and female survival rates are roughly comparable when they are juvenile. However, after age eight, male survival quickly declined, falling to about 50%, while female survival remained constant at 80%. Also Read | Report sounds alarm over humanity's 'vampiric' overconsumption of its 'lifeblood' water The research reveals that the largest and fattest male seals, known as beachmasters, have an edge when it came to reproduction as they are able to compete for female access better. Sophia Volzke, a PhD student at the University of Tasmania and the study's primary author said, “They can only get food from the ocean." “When they come on land [to breed] they’re competing with other males for access to females. “They need to have fat resources stored to be able to fight other males and survive on land without eating anything for weeks or months at a time.” Also Read | Uganda to criminalise identification as LGBTQ; introduces strict punishments for violations Volzke said the species demonstrates "extreme polygyny". A small percent of beachmasters control harems of females. One enormous beachmaster might have a harem with up to 100 females, she said. In cases when the harems are so large, they could allow a younger man to serve as an assistant beachmaster. According on the topography of the beach and the size of the harem, a truly long beach is more likely to have a number of small harems. Just 4% of men work as beachmasters. Males that are still maturing are under pressure to acquire weight fast due to competition. According to the researchers, this leads to reduced survival rates since the males go in search of food at sea in locations where they may be more vulnerable to predators. Watch | Earthquake in Afghanistan: 9 killed and over hundred injured after 6.6 magnitude earthquake “Adult males concentrate their foraging effort in shallower waters. These highly productive locations are frequented by other marine predators, such as orcas … and sleeper sharks,” the researchers wrote. “We might see one male that isn’t a successful beachmaster … come ashore in August and try to challenge a beachmaster. If they lose a fight they will just go back to sea,” Volzke said. “Beachmasters have a really loud roar which deters other males, which means some might not even come to shore at that time.” WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Pressures of 'extreme polygamy' causing decline in southern elephant seals population, reveals study

Several Chinese provinces have reported a population decline in 2022, the first time that such a trend has been observed since 2022. Some Chinese provinces are offering incentives to newly-wed couples and families. | Molly Gambhir explains

Gravitas: Chinese provinces report historic population decline

Free rides have been a perk enjoyed nationally by those 65 and older for four decades and are credited with keeping senior citizens active. They have, however, become a thorny political issue as South Korea's population rapidly ages and subway operating costs soar.

In ageing South Korea, free subway rides for elderly become political headache

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his government would soon put in place urgent measures to boost the country's birthrate. The country currently has the second-oldest population in the world behind Monaco, with the aging and shrinking population having major implications for the economy.

WION Fineprint: Japan's PM Kishida vows to raise birth rate

China's 1980-enacted one-child policy formally ended in 2016. However, that is unlikely to stop the population reduction in the nation. UN projects China's population would reach 1.31 billion in 2050, a decrease of about 100 million from the 2021 peak. China's working population is also declining. China’s working-age population is projected to fall below 50% by 2045. With this, many are debating where India stands and the effects that the country's expanding population will have in light of China's dropping population rate.&nbsp;

<h2>India set to become the world's most populous country</h2>

China's population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years which has increased the chance that India is all set to become the world's most populous nation in the coming months. What are the possible implications?&nbsp;Fertility rates in India, notably in rural regions, have just recently started to decline below replacement levels. The expansion of education, as well as, farm mechanisation and landholding fragmentation also had implications on India's population. The need for big families to farm the land has decreased due to smaller holdings and the need for less labour in agricultural operations. However, even with declining birth rates, it is predicted that India's population would only start to drop after reaching 1.7 billion in around 40 years.

The working-age population is more significant; its proportion of the total population barely exceeded 50% in 2007 and will peak at 57% by the middle of the 2030s. Overall, India has a window of opportunity to enjoy its "demographic dividend" long into the 2040s, much like China did from the late 1980s to up until 2015. The provision of meaningful work possibilities for a youthful population is absolutely necessary for this to happen; otherwise, the demographic dividend might easily turn into a demographic nightmare.

As per the National Bureau of Statistics, China's population dropped to 1,411.8 million in 2022. The previous year, China's population was 1,412.6 million. It is an important development as reportedly India will now be home to the largest population in the world. Though India has not conducted a census since 2011, however, UN projections show that India's population is at 1,417.2 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 1,428.6 million in 2023.

<h2>What's causing population change?&nbsp;</h2>

Mortality rate, fertility rate and life expectancy at birth

There are factors playing behind the change in population. Mortality or the relative number of deaths and fertility rates. In 1950, the crude death rate (CDR), or the number of deaths per 1,000 people annually, was 23.2 for China and 22.2 for India. China initially reached single digits in 1974 at 9.5, followed by India in 1994 to 9.8, and both countries in 2020 to 7.3–7.4. Moreover, life expectancy at birth went up from 43.7 to 78.1 years for China and from 41.7 to 70.1 years for India between 1950 and 2020. Throughout 1950, China and India had total fertility rates (TFR) of 5.8 and 5.7, respectively, which refers to the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime. In the past thirty years, India's TFR has decreased significantly. It decreased from 3.4 to 2 between 1992–1993 and 2019–21; the decline was particularly notable in rural regions.

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China's 1980-enacted one-child policy formally ended in 2016. However, that is unlikely to stop the population reduction in the nation. UN projects China's population would reach 1.

China's 1980-enacted one-child policy formally ended in 2016. However, that is unlikely to stop the population reduction in the nation. UN projects China's population would reach 1.31 billion in 2050, a decrease of about 100 million from the 2021 peak. China's working population is also declining. China’s working-age population is projected to fall below 50% by 2045. With this, many are debating where India stands and the effects that the country's expanding population will have in light of China's dropping population rate. India set to become the world's most populous country China's population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years which has increased the chance that India is all set to become the world's most populous nation in the coming months. What are the possible implications? Fertility rates in India, notably in rural regions, have just recently started to decline below replacement levels. The expansion of education, as well as, farm mechanisation and landholding fragmentation also had implications on India's population. The need for big families to farm the land has decreased due to smaller holdings and the need for less labour in agricultural operations. However, even with declining birth rates, it is predicted that India's population would only start to drop after reaching 1.7 billion in around 40 years. The working-age population is more significant; its proportion of the total population barely exceeded 50% in 2007 and will peak at 57% by the middle of the 2030s. Overall, India has a window of opportunity to enjoy its "demographic dividend" long into the 2040s, much like China did from the late 1980s to up until 2015. The provision of meaningful work possibilities for a youthful population is absolutely necessary for this to happen; otherwise, the demographic dividend might easily turn into a demographic nightmare. As per the National Bureau of Statistics, China's population dropped to 1,411.8 million in 2022. The previous year, China's population was 1,412.6 million. It is an important development as reportedly India will now be home to the largest population in the world. Though India has not conducted a census since 2011, however, UN projections show that India's population is at 1,417.2 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 1,428.6 million in 2023. What's causing population change? Mortality rate, fertility rate and life expectancy at birth There are factors playing behind the change in population. Mortality or the relative number of deaths and fertility rates. In 1950, the crude death rate (CDR), or the number of deaths per 1,000 people annually, was 23.2 for China and 22.2 for India. China initially reached single digits in 1974 at 9.5, followed by India in 1994 to 9.8, and both countries in 2020 to 7.3–7.4. Moreover, life expectancy at birth went up from 43.7 to 78.1 years for China and from 41.7 to 70.1 years for India between 1950 and 2020. Throughout 1950, China and India had total fertility rates (TFR) of 5.8 and 5.7, respectively, which refers to the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime. In the past thirty years, India's TFR has decreased significantly. It decreased from 3.4 to 2 between 1992–1993 and 2019–21; the decline was particularly notable in rural regions. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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China’s population has fallen for the first time since 1961, a historic turn for the world’s most populous nation that is now expected to see a long period of population decline.

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China’s population likely started shrinking last year for the first time in decades, experts say, a significant milestone that will have long-term repercussions for the economy.

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The Japanese government is taking a drastic leap in an attempt to reverse population decline in certain regions of the country. The government has now offered a package of $7500 (1 million yen) per child to families to move out of Tokyo

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Some time in November, the world’s population reached eight billion, a milestone that points to problems without apparent solutions. Among those problems: in many countries, there are too few babies while the ranks of old people are swelling rapidly.

The United Nations announced the eight billion figure on November 15 but, extrapolated from long-term growth data, it could have been any day of the month. It will never be known where baby number 8,000,000,000 was born.

According to the UN&nbsp;Department of Economic and Social Affairs, overall population growth is slowing and it will take 15 years for the next billion to be added, mostly from low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Philippines, Pakistan and India.

The growth rate has been uneven around the world. Industrialised countries are grappling with a problem you can summarise as baby bust and oldster boom. Low-income countries, which are projected to account for more than 90 per cent of global growth, have yet to figure out how to meet their growing numbers’ needs for jobs, health care, education, sanitation and water.

The baby bust and oldster boom, also known as global ageing by demographers, is a trend without precedent in human history. It affects roughly two-thirds of humanity who live in countries where the lifetime fertility rate is at or below 2.1 children per woman, the rate required to keep a population from shrinking.

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That includes the world’s two biggest economies, China and the United States. Last year, the US Census Bureau, which counts the number of people living in the country every 10 years, reported that America’s population had grown at its lowest rate since the 1930s. China, which also conducts a once-in-a-decade census, reported its lowest rate since the 1950s.

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In both countries, as well as in Western Europe, people live longer than ever. The world’s population of those over 65 is projected to double by 2050. In developed countries, a quarter of people will be that age or older, the group most in need of support, those over 80, is estimated to triple.

That means steadily rising expenditures for health care and pensions. How to cope with this is a problem just as complicated and challenging as how to cope with global warming. While global ageing and shrinking population growth will have a decisive impact on the 21st century, it has failed to fire the public imagination.

But it is worrying the Chinese Communist Party which in the 1970s shared widespread fears that China, along with much of the world, would run out of food and other resources to feed rapidly growing populations.&nbsp;

Thus, it decreed in 1979 that Chinese couples were allowed to have only one child. Violations of the “one-child policy” led to fines, loss of employment and in some cases forced abortions. It was a massive experiment in social engineering to ensure that population growth did not outpace economic development in the world’s most populous country.

That fear proved unfounded and China ended the one-child policy in 2016 – a very rare, though implicit admission that the Communist Party had made a serious mistake. But the hoped-for baby boom did not happen and in May, 2021, a new policy encouraged families to have three children, another attempt to cope with a shrinking work force and ageing population.

But according to government statistics, the fertility rate is still way below the 2.1 percent needed to keep the population stable.&nbsp;

Therefore, India is expected to surpass China as the world’ most populous country by next year, according to UN projections. At present, China has 1.452 billion people, India 1.417 billion.

The eight billion figure was reached thanks to advances in medicine, public health and more efficient farming. What is most striking about it, in my eyes, is how wrong experts were in the 1960s and 1970s when the great threat to mankind was seen as overpopulation.

A major role in stirring those fears was a book entitled “The Population Bomb” by Paul Ehrlich, an entomologist at Stanford University who won academic praise for work on butterflies and flowering plants. Ehrlich predicted that population growth would outstrip food supplies and result in world-wide famines.

The book, which sold millions of copies, was inspired by a visit Ehrlich made to New Delhi in 1966, when the city had a population estimated at 2.8 million. (It now has 32 million). The opening scene of the book describes a taxi ride through a “crowded slum area”.&nbsp;

“The streets seemed alive with people. People eating, people washing, people sleeping. People visiting, arguing and screaming. People thrust their hands through the taxi window begging. People defecating and urinating. People clinging to buses. People herding animals. People, people, people. Since that night, I’ve known the feel of overpopulation.”

As a result, he concluded, “hundreds of people will starve to death.”&nbsp;

There have been numerous famines since 1968, most caused by droughts, climatic disasters of various sorts, and wars. The cut in supplies of grain and fertilisers as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine is the latest example. Man’s inhumanity to man has clearly been a greater threat than overpopulation.

More than half a century after the Population Bomb, it is obvious how wrong Ehrlich’s thesis was. But he was particularly wrong about India. Since 1968, the country’s population has more than tripled but by and large, Indians have grown richer and live longer. Fewer go hungry.

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Some time in November, the world’s population reached eight billion, a milestone that points to problems without apparent solutions. Among those problems: in many countries, there are too few babies while the ranks of old people are swelling rapidly.

Some time in November, the world’s population reached eight billion, a milestone that points to problems without apparent solutions. Among those problems: in many countries, there are too few babies while the ranks of old people are swelling rapidly. The United Nations announced the eight billion figure on November 15 but, extrapolated from long-term growth data, it could have been any day of the month. It will never be known where baby number 8,000,000,000 was born. According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, overall population growth is slowing and it will take 15 years for the next billion to be added, mostly from low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Philippines, Pakistan and India. The growth rate has been uneven around the world. Industrialised countries are grappling with a problem you can summarise as baby bust and oldster boom. Low-income countries, which are projected to account for more than 90 per cent of global growth, have yet to figure out how to meet their growing numbers’ needs for jobs, health care, education, sanitation and water. The baby bust and oldster boom, also known as global ageing by demographers, is a trend without precedent in human history. It affects roughly two-thirds of humanity who live in countries where the lifetime fertility rate is at or below 2.1 children per woman, the rate required to keep a population from shrinking. Also Read | Even as the world reaches daunting eight billion population, China frets over low number of children That includes the world’s two biggest economies, China and the United States. Last year, the US Census Bureau, which counts the number of people living in the country every 10 years, reported that America’s population had grown at its lowest rate since the 1930s. China, which also conducts a once-in-a-decade census, reported its lowest rate since the 1950s. Also Read | China to set up university for elderly to cope up with ageing population In both countries, as well as in Western Europe, people live longer than ever. The world’s population of those over 65 is projected to double by 2050. In developed countries, a quarter of people will be that age or older, the group most in need of support, those over 80, is estimated to triple. That means steadily rising expenditures for health care and pensions. How to cope with this is a problem just as complicated and challenging as how to cope with global warming. While global ageing and shrinking population growth will have a decisive impact on the 21st century, it has failed to fire the public imagination. But it is worrying the Chinese Communist Party which in the 1970s shared widespread fears that China, along with much of the world, would run out of food and other resources to feed rapidly growing populations. Thus, it decreed in 1979 that Chinese couples were allowed to have only one child. Violations of the “one-child policy” led to fines, loss of employment and in some cases forced abortions. It was a massive experiment in social engineering to ensure that population growth did not outpace economic development in the world’s most populous country. That fear proved unfounded and China ended the one-child policy in 2016 – a very rare, though implicit admission that the Communist Party had made a serious mistake. But the hoped-for baby boom did not happen and in May, 2021, a new policy encouraged families to have three children, another attempt to cope with a shrinking work force and ageing population. But according to government statistics, the fertility rate is still way below the 2.1 percent needed to keep the population stable. Therefore, India is expected to surpass China as the world’ most populous country by next year, according to UN projections. At present, China has 1.452 billion people, India 1.417 billion. The eight billion figure was reached thanks to advances in medicine, public health and more efficient farming. What is most striking about it, in my eyes, is how wrong experts were in the 1960s and 1970s when the great threat to mankind was seen as overpopulation. A major role in stirring those fears was a book entitled “The Population Bomb” by Paul Ehrlich, an entomologist at Stanford University who won academic praise for work on butterflies and flowering plants. Ehrlich predicted that population growth would outstrip food supplies and result in world-wide famines. The book, which sold millions of copies, was inspired by a visit Ehrlich made to New Delhi in 1966, when the city had a population estimated at 2.8 million. (It now has 32 million). The opening scene of the book describes a taxi ride through a “crowded slum area”. “The streets seemed alive with people. People eating, people washing, people sleeping. People visiting, arguing and screaming. People thrust their hands through the taxi window begging. People defecating and urinating. People clinging to buses. People herding animals. People, people, people. Since that night, I’ve known the feel of overpopulation.” As a result, he concluded, “hundreds of people will starve to death.” There have been numerous famines since 1968, most caused by droughts, climatic disasters of various sorts, and wars. The cut in supplies of grain and fertilisers as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine is the latest example. Man’s inhumanity to man has clearly been a greater threat than overpopulation. More than half a century after the Population Bomb, it is obvious how wrong Ehrlich’s thesis was. But he was particularly wrong about India. Since 1968, the country’s population has more than tripled but by and large, Indians have grown richer and live longer. Fewer go hungry. (Disclaimer: The views of the writer do not represent the views of WION or ZMCL. Nor does WION or ZMCL endorse the views of the writer.) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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The global population reaches 8 billion today. It took 11 years for the world population to reach this mark from 7 billion.

Global population reaches 8 billion

The world population has crossed the 8 billion mark. India is set to emerge as the most populous country. UN projects the world population to cross 9.7 billion by 2050.

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The number of Weddell seals in Antarctica may have finally been estimated accurately by scientists. The monumental task&nbsp;was completed utilising photographs from space and the eyes, and talents of thousands of citizen&nbsp;scientists.

Why is this important?

In the Southern Ocean, Weddell seals are a crucial indicator species for changes in the food web and sea ice.&nbsp;

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As per Guardian, although the species can survive up to 30 years in the extreme environment of Antarctica's coastal sea ice, counting them has historically been difficult and expensive.

Former population estimates were "more back-of-the-envelope type calculations," according to Dr Michelle LaRue, associate professor of Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

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"The previous research was done by traditional surveyors – shipboard surveys and aerial surveys – but you can’t physically get to the entire Antarctic continent all at one time," she said.

LaRue said that the findings were "imprecise," so in 2016 she set out to produce the first estimation of the seals' baseline population using high-resolution satellite photos and the perceptive eyes of 330,000 volunteers.

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“We combined [the] imagery with a web platform to conduct a citizen science campaign to find out three things: where seals are present, their abundance, and the environmental factors that influence their habitat preferences,” LaRue said.

The initiative largely relied on volunteers to look for seal indications in the satellite photographs. Participants were given photographs of a location in Antarctica to search, and they were asked to check or uncheck a box depending on whether they thought they could see a seal. The more people who clicked yes, the more efficient the habitat narrowing got.

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The number of Weddell seals in Antarctica may have finally been estimated accurately by scientists. The monumental task was completed utilising photographs from space and the eyes, and talents of thousands of citizen scientists.

The number of Weddell seals in Antarctica may have finally been estimated accurately by scientists. The monumental task was completed utilising photographs from space and the eyes, and talents of thousands of citizen scientists. Why is this important? In the Southern Ocean, Weddell seals are a crucial indicator species for changes in the food web and sea ice. Also read | Scientists suggest a stop-gap solution for 'refreezing' melting ice; will cost whopping $11 billion yearly As per Guardian, although the species can survive up to 30 years in the extreme environment of Antarctica's coastal sea ice, counting them has historically been difficult and expensive. Former population estimates were "more back-of-the-envelope type calculations," according to Dr Michelle LaRue, associate professor of Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Watch | WION Fineprint | Is your adorable puppy as bad for the planet as a gas-guzzling SUV? "The previous research was done by traditional surveyors – shipboard surveys and aerial surveys – but you can’t physically get to the entire Antarctic continent all at one time," she said. LaRue said that the findings were "imprecise," so in 2016 she set out to produce the first estimation of the seals' baseline population using high-resolution satellite photos and the perceptive eyes of 330,000 volunteers. Also read | Study says there are at least 20 quadrillion ants on Earth “We combined [the] imagery with a web platform to conduct a citizen science campaign to find out three things: where seals are present, their abundance, and the environmental factors that influence their habitat preferences,” LaRue said. The initiative largely relied on volunteers to look for seal indications in the satellite photographs. Participants were given photographs of a location in Antarctica to search, and they were asked to check or uncheck a box depending on whether they thought they could see a seal. The more people who clicked yes, the more efficient the habitat narrowing got. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Scientists use space photos and volunteers to accurately calculate Weddell seal population

Despite the country's overall population growth in 2021, the number of people aged 15 to 24 in Germany has reached a historic low, according to government data issued by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis. Statistics compiled at the end of 2021 revealed that the total population of Germany had topped 83.2 million for the first time. However, just 10% of them were between the ages of 15 and 24, which was the lowest percentage recorded since current records began in 1950.

According to the data, this reached an all-time low of just 8.3 million people in the relevant age group at the end of 2021. With the exception of 2015, the Destatis data shows that the proportion of young people has been declining since 2005. According to the report, the extremely high fatality rates during the Covid-19 waves were the primary cause of this development. Furthermore, the results show that in 2021, the average life expectancy for newborn boys in Germany will be 78.2 years, a decrease of 0.6 years, and for newborn girls, it will be 83.2 years, a decrease of 0.4 years.

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Despite reaching historic lows, Germany's youth population share of 10.6% is on par with the norm for the European Union, according to a Deutsche Welle analysis. According to Eurostat data, Germany has a younger population than nations like Spain and Austria but far less than the Republic of Ireland, where young people make up 12.6% of the total population.

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Despite the country's overall population growth in 2021, the number of people aged 15 to 24 in Germany has reached a historic low, according to government data issued by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis.

Despite the country's overall population growth in 2021, the number of people aged 15 to 24 in Germany has reached a historic low, according to government data issued by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis. Statistics compiled at the end of 2021 revealed that the total population of Germany had topped 83.2 million for the first time. However, just 10% of them were between the ages of 15 and 24, which was the lowest percentage recorded since current records began in 1950. According to the data, this reached an all-time low of just 8.3 million people in the relevant age group at the end of 2021. With the exception of 2015, the Destatis data shows that the proportion of young people has been declining since 2005. According to the report, the extremely high fatality rates during the Covid-19 waves were the primary cause of this development. Furthermore, the results show that in 2021, the average life expectancy for newborn boys in Germany will be 78.2 years, a decrease of 0.6 years, and for newborn girls, it will be 83.2 years, a decrease of 0.4 years. Also Read: WHO states monkeypox transmission not limited to gay men, says 'not the case everywhere' Despite reaching historic lows, Germany's youth population share of 10.6% is on par with the norm for the European Union, according to a Deutsche Welle analysis. According to Eurostat data, Germany has a younger population than nations like Spain and Austria but far less than the Republic of Ireland, where young people make up 12.6% of the total population. (with inputs from agencies)

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