China’s “inverted pyramid” population structure is generating a profound impact on consumption and haunting its long-term growth potential, forcing economists to join demographers in calling for ...

We seem fascinated by generations, using them to evoke shared experiences and to push us apart. Demography, the science of population change, defines a cohort as a group of people born at roughly the ...

Canada’s population pyramid has inverted, reshaping the nation’s demographic profile. Seniors now outnumber children, reflecting decades of declining fertility and rising longevity. This demographic ...

The FT’s series on demographics — in particular the impact of the pandemic on mortality and fertility — is timely (“Dwindling rates of fertility test child strategies across the globe”, April 21). But ...