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Singapore population crosses 6 million mark

September 24, 2024

Singapore’s total population stood at 6.04 million as of June 2024, a 2 % rise from June 2023, the Government’s latest Population in Brief report showed.

Marriages in Korea fall by 40% within a decade

March 03, 2024

In another piece of grim news underscoring South Korea's looming demographic crisis, the number of marriages in 2023 fell by 40 % compared to the level recorded a decade ago, government statistics revealed Sunday.

Bangladesh isn’t doing enough to cash in on its demographic dividend

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bangladesh has a population of around 180 million. Over a quarter of the population (around 50 million) is aged 15-29 years. Given this, the question arises whether Bangladesh is positioned to reap the benefits of the "demographic dividend" that is projected to continue until around 2040.

Navigating Megatrends in 2024: A Focus on Thailand and ASEAN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2023

In the midst of transformative shifts the world is grappling with five megatrends reshaping their landscape: demographics, urbanization, glocalization, environmental change and resource efficiency, and digitalization. Let's delve into these megatrends and how they are shaping business in Thailand and the wider ASEAN region.

Media insights: Gen New embraces diversity, Gen Now clings to TV

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2023

A global leader in data analytics recently unveiled insights into the media consumption habits of “Gen New” and “Gen Now”.

Declining birthrates will see Thailand’s population drop by half in next 60 years

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2023

Thailand is grappling with a looming demographic crisis, with experts suggesting that the country’s population will shrink by half over the next six decades.

With ageing population, China faces new demographic challenges

MONDAY, AUGUST 01, 2022

The world’s population has grown at a fast pace during the past two centuries. The global population was only 1 billion in the early 19th century but it increased to 6.14 billion at the turn of this century and is inching towards 8 billion today.

Ministry of Public Health partners with Kenan Foundation Asia and Organon Thailand to remodel demographic structure towards sustainable and inclusive society

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Thailand is facing severe population challenges. According to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), the share of the elderly population will reach approximately 30% of the total population in 2037. This is partly due to the declining fertility rate, which has been below the replacement level for three decades and will continue to decrease. In 2020, the number of new births fell to 587,368 people—the first time Thailand has recorded annual births of fewer than 600,000. Moreover, the issue of population quality is no less, if not more, important than that of demographic structure. These critical issues will have significant implications for Thailands economy and society in the long run.

Staying single not good for demographics

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2017

The challenges and potential business opportunities China’s nearly 200 million “single population” have given rise to have been making headlines for some time now.

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