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Singapore Records Highest Population Decline Since 1950s

October 7, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Singapore has recorded the highest population decline since the 1950s, according to the Population in Brief 2021 report on Tuesday. The report showed the total population at 5.45 million as of June 2021 but decreased by 4.1% from June 2020 …

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 annual population estimates released by the CSO on Aug. 31, …

US Birth Rate at Lowest Level since 1979

May 6, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

CDC data has revealed that the number of births in the United States decreased by 4 percent from 2019 to 2020, the sixth consecutive year of decline and the lowest number since 1979. With just 3.6 million babies born in …

South Korea Reports Decline in Population Growth

January 4, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

South Korea has reported a decline in population growth for the first time, in the latest data released by authorities on Sunday.