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Population growth slows in crowded Tokyo
TOKYO >> The growth in the number of Japanese nationals living in Tokyo has slowed as fewer people have moved to the capital following the COVID-19 outbreak. As of Jan. 1, the population of Japanese nationals in Tokyo had grown by 39,493, according to a survey, and the population was up 0.3% from the previous …
The impact of the pandemic on population growth in the Pacific Northwest
A great story of the COVID-19 pandemic has centered around where people decide to move, especially since many workers are no longer tied to their trips to the office. In Washington state, the Office of Financial Management publishes an annual review of every population center statewide. The growth rate is calibrated for the month of …
Official warns Iran’s rapidly declining population growth rate
One official said Iran now has the lowest birth rate in the Middle East after experiencing the fastest decline in births in the past three decades. Saleh Ghasemi, head of the Center for Strategic Population Research, told a local news agency that the current birth rate is 1.6 for every woman of childbearing age. He …