Right now, human population growth is doing something long thought impossible—it's wavering. It's now possible global population could peak much earlier than expected, topping 10 billion in the 2060s.

ST. LOUIS — A growing number of civic and business groups are highlighting the St. Louis metropolitan area’s stagnant population as an urgent problem, and they’re pushing the region’s planning ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The global population landscape is set to experience a significant ...

Earth has already exceeded its ability to support the global population sustainably, with new research warning of increasing pressure on food security, climate stability, and human well-being. However ...

Japan is decades ahead of the rest of the world with an aging and shrinking population. There are some who claim we don’t know what will happen with future populations. However, the next 20 years are ...

In 2025, population growth rates fell in 48 states as international migration declined nationwide. The number of states with populations that grew more slowly than their long-term trends tripled to 30 ...

China’s latest national accounts show the economy grew by about 5% through 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026, pointing to resilience despite ongoing trade tensions. But the underlying picture is ...

Researchers formulated a mathematical equation that unifies 12,000 years of human population growth and points to an alarming worst-case scenario. Reading time 3 minutes As the global population rises ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new U.S. Census Bureau report found that the U.S. population grew by ...