Humanity hits the eight billion mark
A baby born somewhere on Earth has become the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations
Why Italy? Factors behind the country’s coronavirus disaster
Why Italy? Many wonder why the Mediterranean country has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic over the past 10 days
Sixty years on, Africa still seeks right model for growth
As 1960 dawned, sub-Saharan Africa braced for historic change: that year, 17 of its countries were destined to gain independence from European colonial powers
Demographic gap widens between eastern and western Europe
A demographic gulf has opened up in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain, with migration behind a population decline in many eastern European countries
Migrants nudge Germany to highest birth rate since 1970s
Germany recorded a bounce in the birth rate in 2016, official statistics show, hitting a 43-year high helped along by large numbers of recently-arrived migrants.
France leads EU fertility rates
France and Sweden have the highest fertility rates in Europe but births across the EU are less than needed to replenish the population naturally, according to Eurostat.
Employment rates across Europe
This graphic shows the precentage of the working population in Europe who were employed in 2016.
117.5 million people at risk of poverty in 2016: EU
More than 117 million people (or 23.4% of the population) in EU member countries are living at risk of poverty in 2016, according to Eurostat.