According to new estimates, Nigeria is expected to nearly double its population in the next 27 years. The rise is in contrast to a growing number of countries that will experience population declines.

The World Health Organization warns that by 2050 nearly 70 percent of people will live in cities, increasing exposure to health risks.

Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world, with about 229 million Muslims currently who make up 87.2% of the country’s population. Indonesia is an economic powerhouse and by ...

We do NOT know if the climate models are correct. There are predictions that worsening storms and drought will have economic losses that are 20-50 times worse than today by 2050. The older predictions ...

In this article, we look at 25 countries where Christian population will increase the most by 2050. You can skip our detailed analysis on religious affiliations in the corporate world, and head over ...

Almost every country in the world has seen fertility rates decline over the past few decades, but one region's birth rates are still so high that it is expected to provide more than half the global ...

Here is the world in 2050, as imagined by the U.S. Census Bureau: India will be the most populous nation, surpassing China sometime around 2025. The U.S. will remain exactly where it is now: in third ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than half of the world's seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top "mega cities" - with more than 10 million inhabitants - being Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, ...

The world's 65-and-older population will triple by mid-century to 1 in 6 people, leaving the U.S. and other nations struggling to support the elderly. The number of senior citizens has already jumped ...