OTTAWA—Canada’s population grew at a faster rate than many of its peers, rising to over 36.99 million on census day last year despite a historic slowdown caused by COVID-19. Statistics Canada said the national population grew by 5.2 percent between 2016 and 2021, almost double the rate of any other G7 nation and faster than…
Despite COVID 19, Census Shows Population Grew at Fastest Rate in G7, Topping 36.9M
The Demographic Collapse of China
Commentary Even as China announced slowing growth and its plans to boost growth after the Lunar New Year, it could not hide the collapse in demographics. For many years, as growth continued to roar ahead, bureaucrats wondered whether China would get rich before it got old. China already is old and will face a falling…
China’s Shrinking Population Is a Big Economic Issue
News Analysis China’s 2020 census is finally available. It has brought Beijing some good news but only relative to fearful expectations. The statistics still issue a warning for the future. The census announces that the country’s population as of 2020 totaled 1.41 billion, up 5.4 percent from 2010. Since there was some considerable fear that…
China’s Population May Shrink Fast in Reality, Expert Says
The Chinese regime may be downplaying how fast its population is shrinking, and a recent policy to promote three-child families has poor chances of improving birth rates, a fertility expert told the Reuters Next conference on Friday. Fuxian Yi, senior scientist in the obstetrics and gynecology department at the University of Wisconsin, said he estimated…
Ontario Sees a Record Number of Residents Moving Out, While BC Gains
Between April and June of this year, the number of Ontario residents who chose to move to other regions was higher than at any time in the past four decades, Statistics Canada says. According to the federal agency, over 37,000 Ontarians left the province in the second quarter of 2021, the most since the early 1980s….
Pay-to-Move Programs Revitalize Small Towns
Small cities and rural areas have discovered they can trade dollars for citizens to revitalize their economies. Dozens of American towns facing population loss now offer up to $15,000 to those who move there and stay for one year. Most offer around $10,000. In a world where many people work remotely, this inducement—plus lower taxes,…
Florida Small Town Residents Concerned About Population Influx
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—With more than 900 people moving to Florida every day, Punta Gorda is one of many communities experiencing an influx of newcomers and the reverberations of booming growth. While day-to-day things, such as traffic, are an obvious concern, the conservative locals here are concerned about more fundamental changes. The small town on Florida’s…
Chinese Regime Encourages Couples to Have Third Child as Population Crisis Looms
The Chinese regime has officially written its new three-child policy into law, marking Beijing’s latest attempt to boost population and avert a demographic crisis that could dash its plans for building global dominance. The National People’s Congress, the regime’s rubber-stamp legislature, on Aug. 20 amended the Population and Family Planning Law that has for decades…
Provinces That Exceed ‘Optimal’ Population of 9.5M Tend to Have Higher Taxes, Government Spending: Report
The economic freedom of a province or U.S. state such as Ontario or California declines when their aggregate population exceeds 9.5 million people, often resulting in higher government spending, higher taxes, and less flexible labour markets, a new study reveals. The Fraser Institute study (pdf), titled “The Determinants of Subnational Economic Freedom,” analyzed 158 provinces…
Study: Pandemic Causes Southern California’s Population Growth to Stall
June 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Low birth rates, uncertainty over immigration and long-term impacts from COVID-19 will result in a year-over-year population decline in Southern California for the first time ever, researchers said in the first of a two-part demographic conference sponsored by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the University of Southern California. The 32nd annual…
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