'Rather than trying to “fix” falling #birthrates, #policymakers should prepare for an #older #population – from rethinking how #oldage support is funded, to enabling people to remain in #work for longer. “Simply telling people to have more #babies is unlikely to work,” said CPC-CG member Dr Bernice Kuang' (Department of #SocialStatistics and #Demography at the University of #Southampton), who spoke with #TheGuardian last week about the latest #ONS #PopulationProjections.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/02/what-happens-when-deaths-outnumber-births

🗓️National Population Projections webinar 3 Feb

📈Join the #ONS #population projections team to hear more and ask questions about the latest National Population Projections, due to be released tomorrow (28 January) #populationprojections #demography

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-population-projections-webinar-tickets-1206696404429?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

Tomorrow the Demographics Research Group at the Weldon Cooper Center will release their official statewide population projections for 2030, 2040, and 2050. Find out more at:

#weldoncooperwednesday #demographics #populationprojections #virginia https://t.co/pLeSEx99Oo https://pulse.ly/dvwrmf097n?utm_source=censusSDC