The Globalist

How the One-Child Policy affected Chinese demographics.

How the One-Child Policy helped contribute to labor force shortages.

How the One-Child Policy changed China’s population trajectory.

In a global context, India today is higher on the high-fertility list than it has been in the past.

Over the second half of the 20th century, China and India’s population increased at roughly the same rate.

India will retain positive population growth until the late 2060s under current projections.

India is expected to exceed China’s population by 2022, just seven years from now

The share of people globally who are overweight or obese is increasing rapidly.

The future of health care in the United States could be highly dependent on the nation’s average waistline.

The developing world’s obesity rate is gradually catching up with developed nations.