What's Changing? - Childhood
Please see below recent childhood-related change
February 2019
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Demographics
What's Changing? - Migration
Please see below selected recent migration-related change.
See also: Halcyon Migration Headlines
February 2019
- Italians are quitting their country in record numbers at a time when the country’s population is already shrinking thanks to live births reaching an all-time low. Some 160,000 Italians moved abroad in 2018, the largest number of emigrants since 1981.
January 2019
What's Changing? - Demographics
Please see below recent demographics-related change.
See also:
- Halcyon Demographics Headlines
- What Counts? - Global Population Trends
- What Counts? - Global Life Expectancy Trends
- What's Changing? - Ageing
January 2019
Halcyon Demographics Headlines
Halcyon curates the most significant demographics-related content from carefully selected sources. Please contact us if you'd like our help with language-related challenges.
What Counts? - Global Population Trends
HOW GLOBAL POPULATIONS REACHED ITS CURRENT LEVEL
It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average. When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on Earth’s resources, even as we approach 11 billion?
POPULATION GROWTH IS NOW DECLINING
On Habitats
According to the World Bank, more people now live inside this circle than outside of it - see @WorldBank pic.twitter.com/iN1gDHaFiV.
What Might Happen? - 2025
In 20 Forecasts for 2011-2025, World Future Society identified breakthroughs most likely to affect work, investments, and family life over the next 15 years.
Megatrend Watch - September 2016
Please see below the most compelling new megatrend headlines over the past month. This edition covers demographic, economic, societal, sustainability, technology and urban trends.
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Dominic Kelleher
Africa In Business
Halcyon In Business
18 August 2014
Please see below selected recent intelligence about Africa in 2014 to date. These headlines are a synthesis of selected major recent developments at corporates, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers.
August 2014
- China invited the US to co-operate in financing and building infrastructure in Africa and other parts of the developing world, an unprecedented proposal that has potentially sweeping implications for the future of international development aid.
- According to the FT, the flood of sovereign bond issuance this year by African countries is setting a benchmark that companies are beginning to use to raise their own debt.
Ageing trends towards 2050
Within next 10 years, there will be 1 billion older people worldwide. By 2050 nearly one in five people in developing countries will be over 60. Check out this infographic by HelpAge International, an agency that helps older people lead dignified and healthy lives to see how the world demographic will change in the coming years. Delve into the latest data on ageing via the HelpAge International website.