Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and ...

Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...

Japan's natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates released by the government on ...

The world's fourth-largest economy also faces the twin threats of a steady decline in marriages and a rising proportion of elderly people. Nearly 30 percent of Japanese citizens are now 65 or older.

Americans continued to move to smaller towns and cities, resulting in a fourth straight year of growth in rural areas.

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed that some of the largest urban areas in the country are recovering from drops ...

A national report found a significant decrease in the nation’s migratory bird populations — a decline area conservationists ...

The endangered Mount Graham red squirrel was classified as endangered in 1987, with population numbers ranging from 35 to 550 ...

Greece is facing the prospect of a shrinking workforce and rising elderly population that would create a demographic ...

The number of drug-related deaths among New Yorkers living in shelters dropped by 17% last year, according to new city data ...