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September 23, 2025 | Post

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 finds that only 18 percent of targets are on track to be met by their 2030 deadline. Alarmingly, the same proportion of targets have gotten worse relative to 2015, while the remainder are either stagnating or progressing much too slowly. What are the SDGs?…...

September 12, 2025 | Post

The Economist editorial board recently published a welcome article arguing that low fertility is nothing to panic about. We responded with a letter, which wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice…...

August 29, 2025 | Post

Panic over declining birthrates is widespread, with headlines warning of “population collapse” and even human extinction. This is absurd, considering that our global population is still growing and on track to exceed 10 billion in the second half of this century. Nevertheless, pro-growth pundits seem obsessed with raising alarm over…...

August 20, 2025 | Post

The journal Nature recently featured a news feature about declining birthrates. We responded with a letter to the editor, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do…...

August 14, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post published an op-ed on the reasons behind the declining US fertility rate. We sent a letter to the editor in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for…...

August 11, 2025 | Post

Did you know that August is “National Make-a-Will Month”? It’s the perfect reminder many of us need to finally check this monumental goal off our big “To-Do” list. Whether it’s creating a new will or updating an existing one to meet your life’s changing circumstances, now is a great time…...

August 8, 2025 | Post

A new book by economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso warning of rapid depopulation driven by low fertility rates has been gaining a lot of media attention. The authors argue that reduced population pressure is not beneficial, and that more people means a better quality of life for all. Here…...

July 31, 2025 | Post

The number of internally displaced people continues to reach record highs as the combination of conflict and escalating climate change batter the world’s most vulnerable communities. From the devastation of Cyclone Freddy in Southern Africa in 2023 to the wreckage left by Hurricane Helene in the southeastern US in 2024,…...

July 30, 2025 | Post

The authors of a new book warning of depopulation driven by low fertility have been getting a lot of media attention, including in this Wall Street Journal article. We sent a letter to the editor in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our…...

July 28, 2025 | Post

If, like Population Connection and its 40,000 members, you are concerned about the devastating impacts the huge and growing human enterprise is having on our planet, you may have been accused of “Malthusianism” or “neo-Malthusianism.” Here’s why it’s time to put that term to rest. What is meant by neo-Malthusianism?…...