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

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.

The impact of our demographic developments on age structures, and in particular on the changes in the number and specific ...

After a devastating wildfire, endangered Mount Graham red squirrel populations recovered through joint efforts from four ...

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