https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/population-growth-slows.html
U.S. population growth slowed to 0.5% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the newly released Vintage 2025 population estimates.
population growthinternational migrationduedeclinenet
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2026/01/historic-decline-in-net-international-migration.html
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new series of population estimates that reflect demographic change since the 2020 Census.
population estimatesinternational migrationnewshowdecline
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/population-decline-northern-swedish-municipality
The population of Skellefteå decreased during the first half of 2025. The decline comes in the wake of the bankruptcy of the battery manufacturer Northvolt.
population declinenorthernswedishmunicipality
https://worldmapper.org/maps/population-decline-2015-2050/
Oct 22, 2019
population decline
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/most-atlantic-provinces-recorded-first-population-decline-in-years-at-the-end-of-2025/
Feb 20, 2026 - Atlantic Canada’s population boom has ended, with each of the four provinces losing residents at the end of 2025.
population declinecanadaatlanticseesfirst
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/economic-and-social-benefits-of-declining-fertility-rates-by-adair-turner-2025-10
Adair Turner explains how smaller families can support stronger communities, fairer markets, and a healthier planet.
population declinecasegradualadairturner
https://avlwatchdog.org/simple-short-term-solutions-to-ashevilles-black-population-decline-are-difficult-to-find-implement/
Nov 12, 2025 - The last of four parts The steady dwindling of Asheville’s Black population shows no sign of abating, but slowing or reversing this decades-long decline has...
population declinesimpleshorttermsolutions
https://www.progress.org.uk/in-focus/population-decline/
Oct 22, 2025 - Access to quality fertility treatment could help stop the population decline. To maintain a stable population a fertility rate of 2.1 is required.
population declinepet
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-occupation-britain-health-map-b2882303.html
Dec 11, 2025 - Lead in urban Roman infrastructure may have led to long-term impacts on the population’s health, scientists say
population healtharchaeologistsmapdeclinebritain
https://www.statista.com/statistics/264689/countries-with-the-highest-population-decline-rate/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Jan 27, 2026 - In the Cook Islands in 2025, the population decreased by about 2.15 percent compared to the previous year, making it the country with the highest population...
population declinecountrieshighestratestatista
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/01/13/france-s-population-decline-presents-a-political-challenge_6749384_23.html
EDITORIAL. France now has the lowest average number of children per woman since the end of World War II. Decisions about whether to start a family, have more...
population declinefrancepresentspoliticalchallenge