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  • [New] By 2050, a quarter of the UK population will be over 60 years old. National Housing Federation
  • [New] The global population aged 60+ will reach 1.4 billion by 2030, emphasizing the need for assistive technologies. Next Move Strategy Consulting
  • [New] The U.S. population is expected to stop growing by 2056, maintaining a size similar to the previous year. NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima
  • [New] Overall availability for autonomous driving in the U.S. is going to go from about 15% of the urban population at the end of 2025 to over 30% of the urban population by year end 2026. Morgan Stanley
  • [New] The U.S. labour force is expected to grow just 0.5% annually, constrained by an aging population and low fertility rates. Callan
  • [New] China is currently at a turning point as its total population has started to decline, and therefore faces issues related to caring for an ageing population, which will require an increase in Total Health Expenditure. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • [New] Senior citizens will grow from 18.7% of the U.S. population in 2025 to nearly 23% by 2050, while the proportion of children under 18 declines from 21% to a projected 18.4%. Silicon Canals
  • [New] The large population coincides with Indonesia's demographic dividend, projected to peak between 2020 and 2030. Antara
  • [New] AI usage could expand to nearly two-thirds of the world's population by 2030. MarketScreener
  • [New] Looking further ahead, Conapo projects that by 2070, more than one-third (34.2%) of Mexico's population will consist of people over 60. Mexico News Daily
  • [New] By 2030, projections hold, more than half of the American population will be over 65 - the outcome of the post-WWII baby boom and health care advances that are helping people live longer. Medical Economics
  • [New] The U.S. population will grow from 349 million people in 2026 to 364 million people in 30 years, a 2.2% smaller gain than it had predicted in 2025. KSAT San Antonio
  • [New] Whites are projected to drop below 50% of the U.S. population by 2042. PRB
  • [New] New immigrants and their descendants will account for 87% of U.S. population growth between 2005 and 2050. PRB
  • [New] As Pakistan enters 2026 as the world's fifth most populous country, with a population exceeding 225 million, high population growth and fertility rates, persistent gender inequality, and rising climate vulnerability, the urgency of addressing population dynamics has intensified. Dawn
  • [New] Without any immigration, the U.S. population will start shrinking in five years. The Morning Call
  • [New] Without immigration, the U.S. population will start shrinking in five years when deaths surpass births. The Washington Times

Last updated: 11 January 2026


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