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Figures Show That EU Population Dipped Due to COVID

May 20, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Recent official statistics revealed that the population of the European Union is declining due to lives lost during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. According to Eurostat’s annual Demography of Europe report, …

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South Korea Childbirths Hit Record Low

April 27, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

South Korean Statistics data revealed Wednesday that the number of babies born in South Korea hit another record low in February. According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, only …

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China Records Lowest Birthrates in 2021

January 17, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

China’s population growth rate dropped to a record low of 7.52 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data on Monday, accelerating a downward trend …

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Ireland’s Population Surpasses Five Million for the First Time Since 1851

September 1, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The population of the Republic of Ireland has surpassed five million for the first time since the 19th-century famine in 1851, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reported. According to the …

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White Population in the U.S. Declined For the First Time in History, Census Data Shows

August 13, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The US Census Bureau released new data on Thursday showing white population dropped for the first time on record and significant increases among the population of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial. …

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China Introduces Three-Child Policy in Major Policy Shift

June 1, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

China has announced on May 31 that couples will now be allowed to have up to three children, a major shift from its existing two-child policy. “Implementing the policy and …

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US Congress: 6 States to Gain and 7 states to Lose Seats After Census

April 27, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

On Monday, Texas, Florida and other 4 states gained congressional seats while 7 other states, including New York and Ohio, lost them.  According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. population …

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Supreme Court Dismisses Case Challenging Trump’s Census Plan

December 18, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Supreme Court has dismissed a case regarding President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the Census and declined to give a ruling.

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