population growth

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When rapid population growth was taken into account, employment fell by 0.3 percent last year, the World Bank found.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Last year the then prime minister of the Faroes, Aksel Johannesen, told BBC News that Shetland could boost growth, revitalise island life and encourage population growth by emulating his country's tunnel network.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Carney said the slowdown in population growth is weighing on aggregate GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Now, experts say this aging infrastructure is converging with population growth and regulatory rollbacks that are increasing the likelihood that similar incidents will happen again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But a civilization with a low population growth rate will take a long time to colonize many worlds, even if the strictures on rapid population growth are eased after reaching some lush Eden.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan