Today, Ashgabat hosted an event dedicated to World Population Day 2026. Organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Office, the meeting brought together heads and specialists from relevant government organizations, heads and staff of foreign diplomatic missions, experts from the UN system in Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of civil society … [Read more...]
Turkmen delegation participates in the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Demographic Resilience in Skopje
Skopje, North Macedonia, 8 May 2026 — On 7–8 May, the 2nd Regional Ministerial Conference titled "Leading Change: People-Centred Paths to Demographic Resilience" was held in Skopje. The event was organized by the Government of North Macedonia in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). A delegation from Turkmenistan, led by Deputy Minister of Education Mr. … [Read more...]
World Population – Peak and Decline
nCa Report The global population, currently estimated at 8.1 billion in 2023, is projected to peak at around 10.4 billion by 2080 before entering a gradual decline. This trajectory, based on medium-variant models from the United Nations and other demographic studies, reflects slowing growth rates—from 0.8% annually today to near zero by 2080—as fertility rates fall below … [Read more...]
The Pension Rage will spread to other countries, sooner or later. Central Asia needs to take some steps now. – Part One
nCa Analysis France is burning. We sincerely hope the flames would be quenched soonest but the bitter fact is that the embers would keep smouldering. President Macron decided to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64 and that caused a wave of resentment. Soon after, Macron forced the bill through without putting it to a parliamentary vote first, using an emergency … [Read more...]