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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #demographics, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 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, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/22/associated-press-federal-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-stop-requiring-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years/
  2. 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, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/22/associated-press-federal-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-stop-requiring-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years/
  3. 💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

    👉 smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

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

  4. 💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

    👉 smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

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

  5. 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/dat

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

  6. 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/dat

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

  7. 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/dat

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

  8. 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/dat

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

  9. 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/dat

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

  10. 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: wix.to/RZQTuD1

    #Switzerland
    #PublicPolicy
    #Demographics
    #Referendum2026

  11. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/cbc-releases-competitive-nys-dashboard-one-stop-shop-for-data-on-new-yorks-ability-to-attract-and-retain-residents-and-business-citizens-budget-commission/
  12. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/cbc-releases-competitive-nys-dashboard-one-stop-shop-for-data-on-new-yorks-ability-to-attract-and-retain-residents-and-business-citizens-budget-commission/
  13. Japan’s ‘fur babies’ now outnumber children as birth rate hits new low – Firstpost

    Walk through a park in Tokyo on a weekend, and you are likely to see people pushing strollers.…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #birthrate #children #demographics #Japanpopulationcrisis #petownership #pets #population
    europesays.com/japan/57963/

  14. GemLife’s SA Debut Village Greenlit at Historic Strathalbyn

    ASX-listed GemLife’s first South Australian project, a 262-home over-50s lifestyle resort on the edge of the scenic Adelaide…
    #Australia #Adelaide #Deal #demographics #DevelopmentApplications #LandLease #Planning&Approvals #Project #ProjectAnnouncement #RegionalSA #SiteAcquisition #Social&Community #SouthAustralia
    europesays.com/australia/50019/

  15. The problem everywhere: we need more people ( to care for people), not fewer.

    Why recruiters can't find workers and new grads can't find jobs (it's not AI) washingtonpost.com/education/2

    #jobs #society #demographics

  16. The problem everywhere: we need more people ( to care for people), not fewer.

    Why recruiters can't find workers and new grads can't find jobs (it's not AI) washingtonpost.com/education/2

    #jobs #society #demographics

  17. Episode Recap: Excited to welcome James Liang on Analyse Podcast to explore his “Innovationism” thesis. He argues aging societies create a structural innovation crisis and that the AI era rewards those who can reverse the demographic tide. From China to Southeast Asia, we unpack concrete steps.

    Watch on YouTube 🎥 youtu.be/fK-0dffl4Eo

    #Innovationism #AI #Demographics #FutureOfWork

  18. City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/
  19. City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/
  20. City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/
  21. City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/
  22. City of New York: NYC Department of City Planning Launches NYC Language Explorer, a New Interactive Tool Mapping Languages Spoken Across the Five Boroughs. “Offering detailed information on the most commonly spoken languages at the citywide, borough and Community District levels, as well as statistics for additional language groups, the tool provides a powerful new way to examine the city’s […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/city-of-new-york-nyc-department-of-city-planning-launches-nyc-language-explorer-a-new-interactive-tool-mapping-languages-spoken-across-the-five-boroughs/
  23. Retired but working: Where is financial necessity the biggest reason?

    Around 13% of pensioners in the EU continue working.

    Financial necessity is a significant reason, but experts point to other factors too, such as changing norms, changing demography and enduring labour shortages.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260703

    #Pensions #CostOfLiving #Pensioners #Labour #Demographics #Europe

  24. Retired but working: Where is financial necessity the biggest reason?

    Around 13% of pensioners in the EU continue working.

    Financial necessity is a significant reason, but experts point to other factors too, such as changing norms, changing demography and enduring labour shortages.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260703

    #Pensions #CostOfLiving #Pensioners #Labour #Demographics #Europe

  25. India is now the world’s most populous country, but this episode of #KERAThink says falling birth rates will soon slow growth and may lead to population contraction within a couple of decades. It argues this could still limit economic progress and discusses migration as a way to offset workforce decline. #india #population #demography #demographics #aging #kerala #tamilNadu #TomSasse 🎧️ think.kera.org/2026/06/23/indi

  26. India is now the world’s most populous country, but this episode of #KERAThink says falling birth rates will soon slow growth and may lead to population contraction within a couple of decades. It argues this could still limit economic progress and discusses migration as a way to offset workforce decline. #india #population #demography #demographics #aging #kerala #tamilNadu #TomSasse 🎧️ think.kera.org/2026/06/23/indi

  27. India is now the world’s most populous country, but this episode of #KERAThink says falling birth rates will soon slow growth and may lead to population contraction within a couple of decades. It argues this could still limit economic progress and discusses migration as a way to offset workforce decline. #india #population #demography #demographics #aging #kerala #tamilNadu #TomSasse 🎧️ think.kera.org/2026/06/23/indi

  28. How population decline is exposing Germany’s old divides.

    Germany may be reunited, but it’s divisions are still apparent.

    Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260629

    #Germany #Population #Demographics

  29. How population decline is exposing Germany’s old divides.

    Germany may be reunited, but it’s divisions are still apparent.

    Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260629

    #Germany #Population #Demographics

  30. The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
    keelancook.com/great-commissio

    #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

  31. The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
    keelancook.com/great-commissio

    #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

  32. The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
    keelancook.com/great-commissio

    #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

  33. The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
    keelancook.com/great-commissio

    #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

  34. The aging of our population is a broader trend across the United States, with areas like North Carolina seeing explosive growth in retirement-age inmigration. This demographic shift profoundly matters for how we pursue the Great Commission in local church ministry and missions. Are our strategies keeping pace? #missiology #churchleadership #Demographics #GreatCommission
    keelancook.com/great-commissio

    #missiology #leadership #GreatCommission #demographics #strategy

  35. Language Map Of Switzerland
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    reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/ <-- shared map source
    --
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language <-- shared wiki page
    --
    H/T @Evilgrandma03
    [Swiss German, Lombard. Etc? 😊 ]
    “This is a map of the 4 national languages of Switzerland, but leaving out the parts that are not permanently inhabited due to high altitude, since you could argue whether it even makes sense to define a language in an uninhabited area. The white area is defined as having an altitude above 1,900 metres except for the towns above that treshold being: Riederalp, Bettmeralp, Chandolin, Juf, Avers, Lü and the Simplon pass, which [the cartographer] manually excluded from the white area. This map visualizes well what language boundaries are due to physical obstacles vs those which arent…”
    #language #map #Swiss #switzerland #rMapPorn #cartography #demographics #German #French #Italian #Romansh #Lombard #Arpitan #English #Europe

  36. Language Map Of Switzerland
    --
    reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/ <-- shared map source
    --
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language <-- shared wiki page
    --
    H/T @Evilgrandma03
    [Swiss German, Lombard. Etc? 😊 ]
    “This is a map of the 4 national languages of Switzerland, but leaving out the parts that are not permanently inhabited due to high altitude, since you could argue whether it even makes sense to define a language in an uninhabited area. The white area is defined as having an altitude above 1,900 metres except for the towns above that treshold being: Riederalp, Bettmeralp, Chandolin, Juf, Avers, Lü and the Simplon pass, which [the cartographer] manually excluded from the white area. This map visualizes well what language boundaries are due to physical obstacles vs those which arent…”

  37. 10 years after Brexit: 7 prime ministers, a demographic slide, and a 6% GDP hit

    A decade ago today, June 23rd, 2016, 52% of the British electorate voted to leave the European Union.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Aging #Brexit #demographics #Europe #EuropeanUnion #primeminister #U.K. #U.K.economy #World
    newsbeep.com/606673/