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Myth of population control

It is the dawn of 2023. Ahead of us are several national problems that continue to be overlooked. The solutions are obvious, but the intent to act is missing. Critical…

Population and climate

GROWING inequality and pervasive poverty further lock countries into the cycle of higher population growth rates and increasing climate vulnerabilities. Some recent studies have inverted this proposition: without reducing social…

Population, gender & austerity

LEADING economists of Pakistan say that ‘population explosion’ is one of the biggest — if not the biggest — economic challenges facing the country. Pakistan has the fastest-growing population in…

Paradox of depopulation

In 2023, India replaced China as the globe’s top-populated country. Having peaked at 1.413 billion in 2021, the Chinese population contracted the following two years to 1.409 billion. Beijing, which…

Overpopulation dilemma

World Population Day this year – with the theme, ‘Harnessing the Power of Inclusive Data for a Resilient and Equitable Future for All’ – highlighted the pivotal role of precise…

Gender and population

ACCORDING to Pakistan’s 2023 census, our country’s population has officially surpassed the 240 million mark — an increase of 33.8m people since the previous census in 2017. The growth rate jumped…

Where are we on population?

The year 2018 saw a significant moment in the history of population discourse in the country when the then-chief justice of Pakistan took suo-motu notice of the high population growth…

Population and the NFC

According to the 7th Population Census results announced recently, Pakistan’s population has crossed a staggering 241 million as against 208 million in the 2017 census – registering an increase of…

The population bulge

The results of the seventh Population and Housing Census of Pakistan in 2023 have been announced recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). There is a need to fully…

The population denominator

Earlier this month, on July 11, the world commemorated World Population Day. To mark the occasion, the Supreme Court hosted a conference to underscore the importance of population as a…