#demographics — Public Fediverse posts

“[…] fully remote work functioned as a particularly important buffer. In more rapidly shrinking cities, fully remote work was associated with greater life satisfaction, suggesting that digital work arrangements may help residents remain connected to broader labor markets even when local employment opportunities are fragile” 👉🏻 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fully-remote-stable-term-buffer.html

An uncomfortable truth employers don't want to talk about: #Demographics of their own workforce.

#DistanceWorking #RemoteWork #DistributedWork

“[…] fully remote work functioned as a particularly important buffer. In more rapidly shrinking cities, fully remote work was associated with greater life satisfaction, suggesting that digital work arrangements may help residents remain connected to broader labor markets even when local employment opportunities are fragile” 👉🏻 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fully-remote-stable-term-buffer.html

An uncomfortable truth employers don't want to talk about: #Demographics of their own workforce.

#DistanceWorking #RemoteWork #DistributedWork

Half of Europe's towns and villages have fewer residents than 60 years ago

https://correctiv.org/en/europe/2026/04/21/half-of-europes-towns-and-villages-have-fewer-residents-than-60-years-ago/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253813

#HackerNews #Europe #Population #Decline #Rural #Areas #Demographics #Urbanization #Community #Challenges

Half of Europe's towns and villages have fewer residents than 60 years ago

https://correctiv.org/en/europe/2026/04/21/half-of-europes-towns-and-villages-have-fewer-residents-than-60-years-ago/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253813

#HackerNews #Europe #Population #Decline #Rural #Areas #Demographics #Urbanization #Community #Challenges

In 2025, France recorded more deaths than births for the first time since WWII. Meanwhile, AI agents on Moltbook debate each other and build their own mythology. AI is accelerating. Humanity is slowing down. #AI #Demographics

In 2025, France recorded more deaths than births for the first time since WWII. Meanwhile, AI agents on Moltbook debate each other and build their own mythology. AI is accelerating. Humanity is slowing down. #AI #Demographics

Your Pension Depends on Kids You Did Not Have

https://julienreszka.com/blog/your-pension-depends-on-kids-you-did-not-have/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49243140

#HackerNews #pension #future #demographics #children #finance

Your Pension Depends on Kids You Did Not Have

https://julienreszka.com/blog/your-pension-depends-on-kids-you-did-not-have/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49243140

#HackerNews #pension #future #demographics #children #finance

Not every Mount Barker business is reaping the boom town benefit
By Sophie Landau

Mount Barker is one of South Australia's fastest-growing districts, but while some businesses are excited about the prospect of more customers, others are competing with tightening wallets and operating pressures.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/mount-barker-is-growing-but-not-all-businesses-are-booming/107003234

#SmallBusinesses #RegionalCommunities #Demographics #SophieLandau

Not every Mount Barker business is reaping the boom town benefit
By Sophie Landau

Mount Barker is one of South Australia's fastest-growing districts, but while some businesses are excited about the prospect of more customers, others are competing with tightening wallets and operating pressures.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/mount-barker-is-growing-but-not-all-businesses-are-booming/107003234

#SmallBusinesses #RegionalCommunities #Demographics #SophieLandau

The 19 questions asked in Australia's first complete census
By Elissa Fitzgerald

When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/australian-census-world-history/106974682

#CommunityandSociety #History #GovernmentandPolitics #Demographics #ElissaFitzgerald

The 19 questions asked in Australia's first complete census
By Elissa Fitzgerald

When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/australian-census-world-history/106974682

#CommunityandSociety #History #GovernmentandPolitics #Demographics #ElissaFitzgerald

Los Angeles Blade: HRC condemns DoE removal of LGBTQ+ bullying data from federal survey. “The Human Rights Campaign is slamming the White House — and the Department of Education — following their removal of some LGBTQ+ bullying data from federal data collection.”

Los Angeles Blade: HRC condemns DoE removal of LGBTQ+ bullying data from federal survey. “The Human Rights Campaign is slamming the White House — and the Department of Education — following their removal of some LGBTQ+ bullying data from federal data collection.”

'Coded to Chinese': Hongkongers unable to list their ancestry on census night
By Jason Fang and Erin Handley

People with Hong Kong heritage are frustrated that their ancestry will not be recognised as distinct from Chinese in the upcoming Australian census, despite years of lobbying and political turmoil.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/census-2026-hong-kong-ancestry-chinese-community/106998196

#Census #DiversityEquityandInclusion #Multiculturalism #Demographics #HumanInterest #JasonFang #ErinHandley

'Coded to Chinese': Hongkongers unable to list their ancestry on census night
By Jason Fang and Erin Handley

People with Hong Kong heritage are frustrated that their ancestry will not be recognised as distinct from Chinese in the upcoming Australian census, despite years of lobbying and political turmoil.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/census-2026-hong-kong-ancestry-chinese-community/106998196

#Census #DiversityEquityandInclusion #Multiculturalism #Demographics #HumanInterest #JasonFang #ErinHandley

So many church planting and ministry outreach efforts are aimed at young families. But what happens when the average age of new neighbors in your community is closer to 65 than 25? We must consider how the massive increase in post-retirement age groups impacts our Great Commission engagement. #ChurchPlanting #LocalChurch #MissionsStrategy #AgingPopulation
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement

#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

So many church planting and ministry outreach efforts are aimed at young families. But what happens when the average age of new neighbors in your community is closer to 65 than 25? We must consider how the massive increase in post-retirement age groups impacts our Great Commission engagement. #ChurchPlanting #LocalChurch #MissionsStrategy #AgingPopulation
https://keelancook.com/great-commission-post-retirement

#missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

Spain’s PM visits Ceuta after 34 migrants die breaching border from Morocco | Migration News

At least 34 migrants trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta have died after breaching the border…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #demographics #Europe #EuropeanUnion #MiddleEast #Migration #Morocco #Refugees #Spain #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/671806/

🏠 Nearly half of adults under 30 in the US are living with their parents. The number is real, and it's climbing fast.

The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey found 49% of adults under 30 live at home, up from 37% in 2019 and 43% in 2022. That's a 12-point jump in six years. Census data backs this up: a record 25.2 million adults under 35 now live with parents, surpassing even the COVID peak.

This isn't a new phenomenon. The trend follows a U-shaped curve dating back to 1940. Living with parents was common in the 1940s, dropped to record lows in the 1960s-80s (as low as 8% for 25-35 year olds), and has been climbing since 2000. By 2014, living with parents edged out living with a partner as the most common arrangement for 18-34 year olds for the first time in 130 years.

What's driving it? Housing costs have outpaced incomes. Apartment List found that in 1960, 60% of young adults living at home could afford their own place. By 2022, only 18% could. Student debt and a weak job market make it harder - 25% of people under 30 told the Fed they can't find adequate work.

A creator recently went viral using the 49% stat to reassure anyone living at home. Her framing is valid: the data confirms this is normal, not a personal failure. Most young adults who live with parents (64%) say it's had a positive impact on their finances. But the stat also reflects something bigger than individual choices. It's a systemic housing affordability crisis wearing a lifestyle trend as a costume.

Sources:
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/20/do-half-of-us-adults-under-30-live-with-their-parents/
https://www.realtor.com/research/adults-living-with-parents-june-26/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/09/04/a-majority-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-live-with-their-parents-for-the-first-time-since-the-great-depression/

#housing #demographics #economy

🏠 Nearly half of adults under 30 in the US are living with their parents. The number is real, and it's climbing fast.

The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey found 49% of adults under 30 live at home, up from 37% in 2019 and 43% in 2022. That's a 12-point jump in six years. Census data backs this up: a record 25.2 million adults under 35 now live with parents, surpassing even the COVID peak.

This isn't a new phenomenon. The trend follows a U-shaped curve dating back to 1940. Living with parents was common in the 1940s, dropped to record lows in the 1960s-80s (as low as 8% for 25-35 year olds), and has been climbing since 2000. By 2014, living with parents edged out living with a partner as the most common arrangement for 18-34 year olds for the first time in 130 years.

What's driving it? Housing costs have outpaced incomes. Apartment List found that in 1960, 60% of young adults living at home could afford their own place. By 2022, only 18% could. Student debt and a weak job market make it harder - 25% of people under 30 told the Fed they can't find adequate work.

A creator recently went viral using the 49% stat to reassure anyone living at home. Her framing is valid: the data confirms this is normal, not a personal failure. Most young adults who live with parents (64%) say it's had a positive impact on their finances. But the stat also reflects something bigger than individual choices. It's a systemic housing affordability crisis wearing a lifestyle trend as a costume.

Sources:
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/20/do-half-of-us-adults-under-30-live-with-their-parents/
https://www.realtor.com/research/adults-living-with-parents-june-26/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/09/04/a-majority-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-live-with-their-parents-for-the-first-time-since-the-great-depression/

#housing #demographics #economy

Switzerland demonstrates how immigration can function as a strategic demographic engine to counteract population decline. This article examines policy design, labor-market integration, and long-term planning that make the Swiss model effective.

Read the full article: https://wix.to/u2LE9nC

Discussion prompt: Which elements of the Swiss approach are most transferable to other European contexts?

#Switzerland
#PublicPolicy
#Demographics
#ImmigrationPolicy
#WorkforcePlanning

Global population growth peaked six decades ago.

The increase in the world’s population is not exponential.

The global population is growing, but the growth rate has declined since its peak six decades ago.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260723-global-population-growth-peaked-six-decades-ago?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#PopulationGrowth #Population #Demographics

Global population growth peaked six decades ago.

The increase in the world’s population is not exponential.

The global population is growing, but the growth rate has declined since its peak six decades ago.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260723-global-population-growth-peaked-six-decades-ago?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#PopulationGrowth #Population #Demographics

Associated Press: Federal civil rights agency moves to stop requiring demographic data collection after 60 years. “How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? What is the gender and racial breakdown of the lowest-paid roles at those companies? The Trump administration is making it harder for the public to know, […]

Associated Press: Federal civil rights agency moves to stop requiring demographic data collection after 60 years. “How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? What is the gender and racial breakdown of the lowest-paid roles at those companies? The Trump administration is making it harder for the public to know, […]

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: A new paper links the 2007 #iPhone launch to declining #US birth rates, finding 4.5-8% drops among 15-19 year olds in areas with early iPhone access.

The researchers suggest #smartphones may reduce in-person socializing while increasing access to #porn and birth control #information. Skeptics note that teen birth rates were already falling since the #1990s.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smartphones-might-be-playing-a-role-in-the-united-states-declining-birth-rate-new-research-suggests-180989129/

#birthrate #demographics #teens #technology #research #economics #middlebury #fertility #screentime #science #nber #statistics

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: A new paper links the 2007 #iPhone launch to declining #US birth rates, finding 4.5-8% drops among 15-19 year olds in areas with early iPhone access.

The researchers suggest #smartphones may reduce in-person socializing while increasing access to #porn and birth control #information. Skeptics note that teen birth rates were already falling since the #1990s.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smartphones-might-be-playing-a-role-in-the-united-states-declining-birth-rate-new-research-suggests-180989129/

#birthrate #demographics #teens #technology #research #economics #middlebury #fertility #screentime #science #nber #statistics

#DEMOGRAPHICS OF #NEW #YORK #STATE
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Something odd about couples has puzzled scientists for more than a century
By Inga Ting

Once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. Had I noticed something real or was it just the people around me? I set out to find out what the data had to say.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/data-reveals-trend-towards-couple-similarity-is-changing/106855928

#Relationships #Marriage #Demographics #GenderEquality #GenderRoles #Anthropology #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #LGBTQIA #IngaTing

Something odd about couples has puzzled scientists for more than a century
By Inga Ting

Once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. Had I noticed something real or was it just the people around me? I set out to find out what the data had to say.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/data-reveals-trend-towards-couple-similarity-is-changing/106855928

#Relationships #Marriage #Demographics #GenderEquality #GenderRoles #Anthropology #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #LGBTQIA #IngaTing

Norway: 70% enrolled in the Lutheran Church. 2% attend. Most don't believe in God. They kept the rituals, lost the religion. America is running the same experiment, one generation behind.

https://onlys.ky/will-american-religion-one-day-mirror-norwegian-godlessness/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=evergreen

#Secularism #Religion #Demographics #Humanism #FutureOfReligion

Analysis: Why Swiss voters rejected the Demographic Cap in the 2026 referendum and the policy implications for population planning and labor markets. Read the full article: https://wix.to/RZQTuD1

#Switzerland
#PublicPolicy
#Demographics
#Referendum2026

Citizens Budget Commission: CBC Releases ‘Competitive NYS Dashboard: One-Stop Shop for Data on New York’s Ability to Attract and Retain Residents and Business’. “The dashboard provides a comprehensive look at New York’s population, economy, taxes, public spending, and education. By comparing New York over time, across regions and counties, and against peer states and the nation, Competitive […]

Citizens Budget Commission: CBC Releases ‘Competitive NYS Dashboard: One-Stop Shop for Data on New York’s Ability to Attract and Retain Residents and Business’. “The dashboard provides a comprehensive look at New York’s population, economy, taxes, public spending, and education. By comparing New York over time, across regions and counties, and against peer states and the nation, Competitive […]

Did you know? 🤔

Mauritania spans 1,030,700 sq km — making it one of the largest countries.

https://openfactbook.org/countries/mauritania/

#Mauritania #Demographics #Population #WorldPopulation #Data