India’s Secret Weapon: Its Young Population

Can Japan’s Elderly Become Its Growth Engine? CNBC.com Japan’s huge gray population is putting a strain on its public finances at a time when the country’s debt is ballooning and the economy is struggling to gain momentum. A shrinking workforce, falling exports and global economic uncertainty are all … See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Home Sales Rising to Two-Year High Spur US Growth: Economy Bloomberg Population growth and mortgage rates pushed to record lows by Federal Reserve purchases of housing debt are generating sales for builders like Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) and spurring the three-year economic recovery. Housing starts in September jumped 15 … See all stories on this topic »

Researchers show predominant importance of the correlation between climate … Phys.Org The McGill-trained ecologist and fellow researchers have been using modeling techniques similar to those used to define the ecological niche for plant and animal species to explore the correlation between climate patterns and population growth in the … See all stories on this topic »

Why Urban Growth Needs Smart Planning AllAfrica.com In Africa where the combined urban population is expected to double from about 300 million in 2000 to 750 million in 2030, the next two decades will be immensely challenging. With rapid population growth and a history of low-density settlement, the … See all stories on this topic »

San Ramon’s population has exploded over the past decade San Jose Mercury News In 1984, when San Ramon became a city, its population was 23,444, and nearly all residents were white. Since then, the population has exploded to 72,148. The greatest growth occurred from 2000 to 2010, when the population jumped 61 percent. Driscoll’s … See all stories on this topic »

India’s Secret Weapon: Its Young Population CNBC.com “Two hundred and fifty million people are set to join India’s workforce by 2030. As a big chunk of the population shifts into the working age group, the offshoot of that is an increase in disposable incomes and conspicuous consumption. This is the most … See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Census data shed more light on growth in Austin suburbs Austin American-Statesman New census data released Thursday illuminates a continuing and familiar story in Central Texas: Robust population growth is extending into the new decade, and in the Austin region it is occurring not only in the capital, but in suburbs such as … See all stories on this topic »

Governments Organize Matchmaking as Asia’s Birth Rates Fall CNBC.com Take the case of Japan, which has the largest number of people above the age of 65 in the world; these older people make up 25 percent of its 128 million-strong population. This is increasing the burden on its public finances as economic growth stagnates. See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Population Experts Appeal to the Media for Coverage AllAfrica.com The country’s population growth rate, currently at 3.3 percent, has also been steadily above Africa’s average, except for the period of peak prevalence in HIV/AIDS in early 2000s. The 2002 census reports that about half the population is under the age … See all stories on this topic »

Mississauga to province: Put your transit money where the growth is Toronto Star “We’re willing to take that density,” Councillor Nando Iannicca said, addressing the province’s high expectations for population growth in Peel. “But you’re building our GO Train stations, right? We know this is where growth belongs, but we have to say … See all stories on this topic »

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