American prisons are fast becoming the world’s worst nursing homes, increasingly filled with aging criminals who can barely walk, let alone commit another crime. The idea that we should lock up people ...

The United States could see its population shrink for the first time ever in 2025 as immigration numbers and birth rates have plummeted, according to a report. Net international migration to the US in ...

World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer lives and smaller families—approximated here by the ...

Before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the coast, the New Orleans population was about 460,000. Twenty years later, the city has dropped to about 380,000 as it continues to rebuild. Katrina still ranks as ...

An analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center found that between January and June, the foreign-born population declined by nearly 1.5 million. By Miriam Jordan Miriam Jordan is a national ...

The undocumented immigrant population in the US reached a record 14 million in 2023, a 19% increase from the year before, according to new estimates from the Pew Research Center. The rise was driven ...

Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to government data. The ...

Falling birth rates have policymakers around the world worried. How well do you know the numbers driving the discussion? Take our quiz. July 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. EDTJust now Keith Moore is head of ...

Washington's population grew by 79,400 as of April 2025, marking a slowing growth trend. Net migration fell to 61,700 in 2025, the lowest since 2013 excluding 2021. Birth rates continued to decline ...

We know Seattle is growing fast again, but just how many people live here? It’s a little unclear, since population figures from the state don’t quite align with those from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data ...

Texas remains younger than other states, but the number of older Texans has outpaced that of any other age group. Marina Hernandez helps students clean up for center time in her Pre-K 2 classroom at ...