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One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance
Economy
One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance
By Tristan BoveJune 26, 2026
Roche and Nestlé fear talent crunch as Switzerland puts population cap to the polls
Europe
Roche and Nestlé fear talent crunch as Switzerland puts population cap to the polls
By Sam ForsdickJune 12, 2026
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison’s next big bet: Redefining how long–and how well–we live
Magazine
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison’s next big bet: Redefining how long–and how well–we live
By Kamal AhmedFebruary 3, 2026
A Japanese father holds his daughter's hand walking down the street
Asia
Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 4, 2025
Donald Trump sits and bangs a gavel as people around him applaud.
Economy
Congressional Budget Office says Trump’s immigration crackdown will shrink U.S. population faster than expected, a threat to inflation and GDP growth
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 11, 2025
A medical worker cares for a newborn "dragon baby" in the maternity department of Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shandong province, China, Feb 10, 2024.
Economy
China’s fertility crisis is so dire, rates are falling below ‘replacement levels’ and GDP could slow by more than half in the next 30 years, study says
By Eleanor PringleAugust 4, 2025
Mother holding a baby in a diaper
Success
This is the number of babies each woman needs to have to avoid human extinction—and the U.S. is nowhere close
By Beth GreenfieldMay 2, 2025
A dad working while holding a baby carrier
Success
Millennials choosing to be DINKs could push GDP down by as much as 4%
By Eleanor PringleMarch 19, 2025
The fertility crash comes down to what men are doing—or not doing—Nobel laureate says 
Lifestyle
The fertility crash comes down to what men are doing—or not doing—Nobel laureate says 
By Jason MaFebruary 23, 2025
China marriages fall to record low as demographic crisis deepens
Lifestyle
China marriages fall to record low as demographic crisis deepens
By BloombergFebruary 10, 2025
China’s population fell for the third year in a row in 2024
Politics
China’s population fell for the third year in a row in 2024
By AFPJanuary 17, 2025
Introducing Gen Beta, the children born starting in 2025
Lifestyle
Introducing Gen Beta, the children born starting in 2025
By Alena BotrosJanuary 2, 2025
Air travel is breaking records, but a lack of planes could result in headwinds in 2025
Retail
Air travel is breaking records, but a lack of planes could result in headwinds in 2025
By Alex LedsomJanuary 2, 2025
Elon Musk is secretly buying properties reportedly so his children and their mothers can all live together 
Finance
Elon Musk is secretly buying properties reportedly so his children and their mothers can all live together 
By Alena BotrosOctober 29, 2024
World’s richest man Elon Musk says people should relax about the costs and just have kids: ‘It’ll work out’
Politics
World’s richest man Elon Musk says people should relax about the costs and just have kids: ‘It’ll work out’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 22, 2024
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By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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