Millennials are coping with the rising costs of higher education by enrolling in a form of bartered lodging offered by some retirement communities. Students can trade the pleasure of their company or skills like music […]
Demographics
North Korea Announces Sweeping Bans On Abortion And Contraception
A new directive from the North Korean government has made all types of abortion illegal, with punishments including fines for doctors and prison time of up to three years for enabling the procedures. Birth rates […]
Ageing Population, Longer Work Weeks Mean South Korean Grandparents Now Charge As Much To Babysit As Professional Sitters
Grandparents in South Korea are being increasingly sought to babysit their grandchildren as parents are forced to put in longer hours at the office. Traditionally this service would be paid for by the grandparent’s children […]
Experts Say That Contrary To Headlines Europe Can Easily Handle Influx Of Migrants
As Europe’s migrant crisis continues to bite, analysts are coming forward to affirm that Europe can comfortably handle the surge in their refugees without a problem. Migrant experts have said Europe is well endowed beyond […]
Federal Reserve Study Shows Americans Are Moving Back In With Their Parents At Highest Rate Ever
With an effect that is most pronounced among the millennial generation, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has found that a growing share of adults from every age bracket are […]
Europe’s Quickly Shrinking Population Could Turn Migrants From Problem To Opportunity
Europe’s population is shrinking with experts predicting grave economic and social implications if the trend is not reversed. In some regions of Spain, deaths outnumbered births 2 -1 and experts say this could rise to […]
Census Data Shows Whites Will Soon Be The Minority Race In The United States
The minority race in the USA in thirty years time will be White, according to figures released by the US Census Bureau. The stats show that for the third year in succession, more non-Hispanic whites […]
Why One Quarter Of Japanese Men Being Virgins Is No Laughing Matter
Its tempting to think this headline is run of the mill internet click bait but a new survey revealing that a quarter of Japanese men are still virgins by their 30s is actually a very […]
Over 3.2 Billion People Are Now Using The Internet
A new UN report shows that in 2015 nearly half of the global population will be using the internet. The survery, conducted by The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body, estimates that 3.2 […]
As World’s Population Grows Food Supply Is Becoming Increasingly Unstable
Italian and Swiss researchers published a paper this week showing that as the world’s population increases and food demand grows, globalization of trade has made the food supply more sensitive to environmental and market fluctuations […]