NPR: population growth https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132705663 population growth en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:31:21 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: population growth https://www.npr.org/tags/132705663/population-growth The world's population is projected to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s, U.N. says Additionally, the global life expectancy is beginning to climb again post-COVID pandemic, and is now 73.3 years of age. It is anticipated to climb to 77.4 years in 2054. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:31:08 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/nx-s1-5037684/united-nations-world-population-report https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/nx-s1-5037684/united-nations-world-population-report

Additionally, the global life expectancy is beginning to climb again post-COVID pandemic, and is now 73.3 years of age. It is anticipated to climb to 77.4 years in 2054.

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]]> Ayana Archie India's population passes 1.4 billion — and that's not a bad thing Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.486 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:38:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/06/08/1180454049/india-is-now-the-worlds-most-populous-nation-and-thats-not-necessarily-a-bad-thi https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/06/08/1180454049/india-is-now-the-worlds-most-populous-nation-and-thats-not-necessarily-a-bad-thi

Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.486 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom.

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]]> Rhitu Chatterjee Earth welcomes its 8 billionth baby. Is that good or bad news... or a bit of both? Sometime today, the global population is forecast to hit 8 billion. The U.N. calls it a milestone for humanity, made possible by advances in public health and medicine. But there are also challenges. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/11/15/1136745637/earth-welcomes-its-8-billionth-baby-is-that-good-or-bad-news-or-a-bit-of-both https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/11/15/1136745637/earth-welcomes-its-8-billionth-baby-is-that-good-or-bad-news-or-a-bit-of-both

Sometime today, the global population is forecast to hit 8 billion. The U.N. calls it a milestone for humanity, made possible by advances in public health and medicine. But there are also challenges.

]]> Lauren Frayer The Bomb That Didn't Explode: Why Our Fears About Population Growth Didn't Come True We know that we live in an ever-changing world, but one thing we often overlook is demographic change. Whether the world's population is growing or shrinking can affect many aspects of our lives, from the number of kids we have to the likelihood that we'll live to old age. This week on <em>Hidden Brain, </em>we explore how our planet's population is changing, and what that means for us in the century to come. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:02:25 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813801640/the-bomb-that-didnt-explode-why-our-fears-about-population-growth-didn-t-come-tr https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813801640/the-bomb-that-didnt-explode-why-our-fears-about-population-growth-didn-t-come-tr

We know that we live in an ever-changing world, but one thing we often overlook is demographic change. Whether the world's population is growing or shrinking can affect many aspects of our lives, from the number of kids we have to the likelihood that we'll live to old age. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore how our planet's population is changing, and what that means for us in the century to come.

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]]> Shankar Vedantam U.S. Population Growth In 2019 Is Slowest In A Century Falling birth rates and rising death rates, combined with a significant drop in immigration, have slowed U.S. population growth to its lowest level since 1918. Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:50:23 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/31/792737851/u-s-population-growth-in-2019-is-slowest-in-a-century https://www.npr.org/2019/12/31/792737851/u-s-population-growth-in-2019-is-slowest-in-a-century

Falling birth rates and rising death rates, combined with a significant drop in immigration, have slowed U.S. population growth to its lowest level since 1918.

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]]> David Welna 200,000 Years Of Holidays: Where Do You Fit In? Watching the growth of the human population from our beginning — and plotting our place on the line — provides an opportunity for reverence and humility this holiday season, says Adam Frank. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:44:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/12/20/506304087/200-000-years-of-holidays-where-do-you-fit-in https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/12/20/506304087/200-000-years-of-holidays-where-do-you-fit-in

Watching the growth of the human population from our beginning — and plotting our place on the line — provides an opportunity for reverence and humility this holiday season, says Adam Frank.

]]> Adam Frank Post-Katrina New Orleans Smaller, But Population Growth Rates Back On Track Ten years after the hurricane, the New Orleans area has returned to the same slow, stable population growth that existed before the storm. Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:14:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2015/08/19/429353601/post-katrina-new-orleans-smaller-but-population-growth-rates-back-on-track https://www.npr.org/2015/08/19/429353601/post-katrina-new-orleans-smaller-but-population-growth-rates-back-on-track

Ten years after the hurricane, the New Orleans area has returned to the same slow, stable population growth that existed before the storm.

]]> Paula Martinez Census Data Prove It: We Prefer Sunshine And Golf Carts A new Census Bureau report suggests many Americans would rather be driving a golf cart than shoveling a drive. Last year, Florida was home to six of the 20 fastest-growing metro areas in the nation. Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/26/395524049/census-data-prove-it-we-prefer-sunshine-and-golf-carts https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/26/395524049/census-data-prove-it-we-prefer-sunshine-and-golf-carts A new Census Bureau report suggests many Americans would rather be driving a golf cart than shoveling a drive. Last year, Florida was home to six of the 20 fastest-growing metro areas in the nation.

]]> Marilyn Geewax Is That Another Wave Of Collapse Headed Our Way? Is civilization on the brink of collapse? Every age has its seers who falsely claim that all is rotten. But it's also true, as a new study notes, that history is littered with examples of implosion. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:03:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/03/19/291139714/is-that-another-wave-of-collapse-headed-our-way https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/03/19/291139714/is-that-another-wave-of-collapse-headed-our-way

Is civilization on the brink of collapse? Every age has its seers who falsely claim that all is rotten. But it's also true, as a new study notes, that history is littered with examples of implosion.

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]]> Marcelo Gleiser Urbanization Puts Farms In Africa's Cities At Risk As many as 40 percent of urban families in sub-Saharan Africa farm in household or commercial gardens. A survey from the United Nations finds that these urban farms, which feed millions of people each year, are in jeopardy if they're not protected during Africa's growth spurt. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/08/31/160378540/urbanization-puts-farms-in-africas-cities-at-risk https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/08/31/160378540/urbanization-puts-farms-in-africas-cities-at-risk

As many as 40 percent of urban families in sub-Saharan Africa farm in household or commercial gardens. A survey from the United Nations finds that these urban farms, which feed millions of people each year, are in jeopardy if they're not protected during Africa's growth spurt.

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