population
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Bring On The Men: Sweden Sees Male Surplus For First Time In Centuries
Europe has what you may call a man problem.
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The People Moving Back Into Big American Cities Are Mostly Rich White People
We keep hearing that this is the age of rapid urbanisation: By 2050, 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in cities. But in the United States, the people moving into those cities are largely rich, white and childless. What’s more, not as many of them are moving as they were a few…
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How Many Earths Would We Need To Live As Far Apart As Alaskans Do?
I’ve always been interested in the distribution of the human population across the globe. It’s far from an even spread — this map shows where people are most squished in (dark colours) and where they’re spread out (light colours):
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Will There Ever Be More Dead People Than Living Ones On Facebook?
Currently, there aren’t many dead people on Facebook, which is largely because its user base is so young. But time marches on and death is inevitable, so will there ever be more dead than live people on the social network?