19 April 2023
NewsIn November 2022, the human population surpassed 8 billion people. At the same time, two thirds of people on the planet already lived in places where fertility rates had fallen below the so-called “replacement level” of 2.1 births per woman. The big demographic transition — the shift from higher to lower mortality and fertility — is happening everywhere, but in some parts of the world it has set in earlier than in others.
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19 April 2023NewsWhen Diana Donțu, in Moldova, found out she was pregnant with triplets, she asked her boss for flexible working arrangements. He agreed — these had become more familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it made good economic sense to retain skilled employees. Donțu worked from home after the births and later went back to the office three days a week as executive director of Panilino, a cake factory. “Without these policies, I would have had to find another company, or stay at home,” she said.
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19 April 2023NewsThey’re called repatriates, or “repats” for short, people who move back to their home countries after having emigrated. Some parts of Central and Eastern Europe — under pressure from low birth rates and high outmigration — are working to convince emigrés to return home, hoping to see their populations grow and to develop demographic resilience.
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18 April 2023Publications
The State of World Population report is produced by a panel of external advisers, researchers and writers, who work alongside UNFPA technical staff and editors, bringing the insights of leading independent experts together on issues related to the UNFPA mandate. This report explores how people — the general public, policymakers, academics and others — understand current population trends, and how those views can impact sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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3 February 2023NewsSerbian economist Dragana Tomić Pilipović believes that small villages should never die. As Dragana sees it, the future of the planet rests with grassroots movements that will repopulate rural areas and revitalize dying economies. She sees villages returning to their former vibrancy, becoming gathering places for ideas, and inspiring new ways to raise families and use resources from the land.
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