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  • [New] The rising prominence of misinformation, cyber insecurity, and inequality in global risk rankings mirrors challenges in Bangladesh, where rapid digital adoption, urbanization, and demographic change coexist with persistent inequity and governance gaps. The Daily Star
  • [New] Global challenges such as climate change, technological disruption, and demographic transition, which carry long-term impacts, will require trust, coordination, and consensus - none of which any can deliver alone. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )
  • [New] The world is experiencing an unprecedented demographic shift, with the global population of older adults projected to double by 2050. Frontiers
  • [New] Nigeria is projected to surpass it by 2050 as its population doubles given its younger demographic profile. Visual Capitalist
  • An over-correction to the recent surge in irregular immigration is squeezing employers, hammering colleges and universities, and threatening to delay a new wave of resource projects and infrastructure builds - at the same time as Canada is nearing a demographic cliff. RBC
  • Given the strong demographic tailwind behind healthcare spending, namely an aging population, spending on health care facilities is projected to increase just over 4.6% in 2026, with an additional 4% gain in 2027. The American Institute of Architects
  • The Congressional Budget Office released its demographic outlook projecting that the U.S. population grows from 349 million people in 2026 to 364 million in 2056, and the average age rises. TrillionsWeekly.Com
  • The high ratio of the working-age population in comparison with the dependent population, aged between 0 and 14 years plus 65-years-old and above, offers a demographic window of opportunity for Bangladesh. The Daily Star
  • Many regions of the United States are facing the so-called demographic cliff, where lower birth rates and migration will soon mean significantly fewer high school graduates applying to college. Town & Country
  • Insurance-backed employee benefits are expected to become even more central to workforce strategy in 2026, as employers look to manage absence, wellbeing and demographic change through structured risk transfer solutions. Insurance Business
  • Demographic Dividend: Mexico has a relatively young population, which could provide a demographic dividend in the form of a growing labour force and increased productivity. V.Nimc
  • The large population coincides with Indonesia's demographic dividend, projected to peak between 2020 and 2030. Antara
  • The current migration patterns could fundamentally alter Israel's demographic trajectory and economic prospects for decades to come. Easy Aliyah. Quick and efficient Aliyah Service within
  • More significantly, Mexico will begin to have more older adults than children under 15, marking the end of the so-called demographic dividend and the onset of an aging population structure. Mexico News Daily
  • Mexico, long known for its youthful population, is about to enter an era of accelerated demographic ageing that will lift the median age from its current 30.5 to 43 by 2050. Mexico News Daily
  • Higher education has reached a defining moment, facing technological disruption, financial strain, demographic change and declining public trust. Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
  • As of 2025, India has emerged as the world's most populous nation, a demographic shift that will undoubtedly influence its internal population distribution patterns. citiesabc.com
  • Make investments that support housing and built environment subsectors (which have growth potential - for example, Build to Rent) to expand and scale into markets across England, and, or, different housing tenure types that support wider demographic and societal change. GOV.UK

Last updated: 30 January 2026



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