Category - population

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8 Aug 2012

Satellite images from Syria reveal hundreds of shell craters in Aleppo

Both sides fighting in Aleppo may be held criminally accountable for their failures to protect the civilian population, says Amnesty International
26 Nov 2011

Philippine churches take different sides on population vote

The Philippine House of Representatives has heard Protestant-backed calls for a vote on a population control bill opposed by the Catholic Church.
28 Jan 2011

New report projects 35% global increase in Muslim population

The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, says a new, comprehensive report from the Pew Research Center.
27 Oct 2010

Religion in the Census
27 Oct 2010

Census campaign calls for the non-religious to be counted

A campaign is being launched today calling on people who are not religious to be counted and included in the 2011 Census by ticking the ‘No religion’ response box.
9 Oct 2009

Major new survey puts global Muslim population at 1.57 billion

A new, comprehensive study of over 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today - 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion.