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The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data released Wednesday showed a 16th straight year of decline and it's faster than had been expected.

The number of new babies born dropped 5% last year....

With the world’s highest ratio of elderly-to-non-elderly people, Japan is struggling to plug gaps in its labor force.

Under President Biden, more than two million immigrants per year have entered, government data shows.

Amazon announced on Wednesday the upcoming addition of new AI-powered package retrieval technology to its electric vehicle fleet. The vision-based tech is

Nearly 50,000 dock workers went on strike this week along the East and Gulf Coasts.

The burrito chain is aiming to serve more customers without hiring more workers—and so is everyone else.

Some economists believe the 2022 and 2023 jump in immigration helped stave off a recession in the US.

The country is pursuing aggressive immigration targets to bolster its labor pool.

The decision to have or not have children isn’t made in isolation.

The South Korean government wants shut-in kids to leave the house and go outside.

Costa Rica’s decision to eliminate its military and channel funds into environmental protection and public services has aided in its success. GDP per capita has grown, extreme poverty has been almo…

For the first time in more than sixty years, China’s population declined.

Two new CDC studies published Thursday found life expectancy fell to 76.4 years in 2021, the lowest recorded since 1996 -- mostly due to COVID and drug overdose deaths.

Our population will soon reach a new milestone—8 billion. These visualizations show where all those people are distributed around the world

The Continent's drought could be its worst in 500 years.

Graduates of the world’s 50 best universities qualify for a UK visa.

Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta collectively gained 300,000 residents from mid-2020 to mid-2021.

Epic move by IU cheerleading. Fantastic. pic.twitter.com/KmRIGHcCOz— Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff) March 18, 2022

The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007. If sustained, this could impact economic growth, productivity, and social insurance programs down the line.

"Many more are moving towards" Ukraine's borders, the UN refugee agency said.

United Van Lines 45th Annual National Movers Study tracks customers' migration patterns over the past year. See the study, interactive map and press kit.

The US has more jobs than it can fill. Fixing the immigration system could boost the economy.

Save America’s declining cities. Bring in the refugees.

The 18-month drop, the steepest decline since World War II, was fueled by the coronavirus pandemic.

Hispanic and Black populations in the U.S. saw the largest declines in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows.