Human overpopulation

I was in Washington, D.C. this week. Having attended multiple panels on the region, I heard so many negative things about the current state of affairs in Turkey. The word "vexation" was especially used many times with reference to Turkey. Speaking to concerned observers, I just pointed out the latest survey results of Turkish Statistics Institution (TU?K).

Bulgaria's government is to adopt a set of measures to ensure the population will not fall below 7 million by 2030, Labor and Social Policy Minister Ivaylo Kalfin has said.

According to Eurostat data, there were just over 5 million new births registered in the EU in 2014, with France recording the highest fertility rate. The data indicated the average age a woman has her first child is 29 years old. Greece had 92,000 new births in 2014, with Greek women bearing their first child at 30 years old.

Married couples in China are allowed to have two children, starting on January 1.

The decision to reverse the one-child policy, introduced in the 1970, was announced in October.

China officially ended its one child policy on Dec. 27 with the signing into law of a bill allowing all married couples to have a second child as it attempts to cope with an ageing population and shrinking workforce.

China will give household registration permits to its  unregistered citizens, the government said on Dec. 9, opening access to basic rights such as schooling and healthcare for about 13 million people. 

Household registration - or "hukou" - is required if a person wishes to marry, open a bank account, take out medical insurance and get access to basic education. 

China announced the end of its controversial one-child policy on Thursday. Its strict and brutal enforcement left the country with an ageing population and shrinking workforce.

All couples now will be allowed to have two children, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a communique issued by the ruling Communist Party.

China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Oct. 29, with the official Xinhua news agency saying that all couples would be allowed two children.

New population forecasts from the UN point to a global population spurt from 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050 – 100 million more than estimated by the UN’s last report two years ago. More than half this growth comes from Africa that is set to double its population rate. In Europe, the average age will rise from 30 to 36 in 2050 and 42 in 2100.

The global increase in non-arable land poses a considerable threat and Turkey is also affected by the problem, Forestry and Waterworks Minister Veysel Ero?lu warned on July 13.