From a global population of approximately 2.5 billion in 1950 to an estimated 8 billion in mid-November 2022, the world’s ...

The late Stephen Hawking thought the world was going to end sooner than we might think. It's a grim subject to consider on a ...

The new Atlas of the Human Planet reveals 50 years of global population growth and urbanization trends, providing insights into how cities and rural areas have evolved. This data offers vital ...

Rising global migration shapes demographic trends, with immigration impacting economy, society, and politics worldwide.

Smart e-mobility is the irreversible trend of the global automotive industry, with battery electric vehicles (BEV) expected to account for at least 64 percent of total new car sales by 2040, according ...

The "Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024" by the World Bank highlights stalled progress in poverty reduction, ...

Global population growth generally contributes about 3% to global real GDP growth annually. The 2024 and 2025 IMF projections of global GDP growth should be considered modestly positive because ...

Today, almost 700 million people (8.5 percent of the global population) live in extreme poverty - on less than $2.15 per day. Progress has stalled amid low growth, setbacks due to COVID-19, and ...