Cities account for 45 percent of the world's population, more than double the share in 1950.

The work has humanitarian applications, but it could also benefit Facebook’s commercial interests The work has humanitarian applications, but it could also benefit Facebook’s commercial interests is a ...

It’s probably fair to say that Facebook hasn’t had a banner year when it comes to good publicity. What just a few years ago seemed like a benevolent and cool tech giant is often now cast in a negative ...

Despite surpassing 8 billion people in November 2022, global population growth is slowing down. However, these declines have not been equal across the globe—while some countries show explosive growth, ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...

Population density data has been visualized in a million and one ways, but the best interpretations are those that force you to look at things differently. And those new insights might be closer to ...

A new United Nations report for 2025 shows a major shift in global city rankings. Jakarta has now become the world’s most ...

Indonesia's capital is home to almost 42 million people, according to a new United Nati estimate.

The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United ...

In a matter of hours, a baby born somewhere in the world will be the 8 billionth person on Earth. The United Nations is projecting that the world's population will hit eight billion on Tuesday, and ...