Posts Tagged ‘Demographics’

Rising share of U.S. adults are living without a spouse or partner

Monday, November 15th, 2021
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As relationships, living arrangements and family life continue to evolve for American adults, a rising share are not living with a romantic partner. A new Pew Research Center analysis of census data finds that in 2019, roughly four-in-ten adults ages 25 to 54 (38%) were unpartnered – that is, neither married nor living with a partner. This share is up Read more

Changing face of NZ poses big challenges for the future of rugby

Monday, May 17th, 2021

The state of our national game, and what is best for its future, has generated a lot of recent debate. But there are some contributing factors that might not have had the attention they deserve. The demography of New Zealand is changing, with major implications for rugby, especially for player participation. The impacts of immigration Read more

Low birth rates could see West fall like Rome: Rabbi

Friday, June 10th, 2016

Western civilisation is on the brink of a collapse like ancient Rome because the will to raise children is lacking, a former UK Chief Rabbi has warned. Lord Jonathan Sacks said European society as it currently is “will die” because of a demographic crisis. He warned that even mass immigration is not a solution because of Read more