Population Loss

The population of children in Germany continues to fall, and those that exist are increasingly in poverty.

The first major American city to have a black majority, Washington D.C.'s demographics have shifted again.

In this post on The Infrastructurist, Peter Kageyama looks at a recent listing of 10 "dying" cities, and how the metrics used to rate these places can be and have been misinterpreted.

Rural areas in Germany are seeing major declines in population. Some worry that these declining villages and towns are being left by the wayside as the nation heads towards urban centers.

This interactive visualization presents population data and projections for the world's 590 most populated, showing how their populations compare to one another over time.

A city in decline for decades, Cleveland is showing signs of recovery, according to this article from Smithsonian.

Over the past ten years, the city of New Orleans has lost nearly a third of its population, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Populations have declined in the majority of rural areas in the U.S., according to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Detroit is a city of borders: international borders, borders between cities and not-cities, and borders between the success of the past and the uncertain future, writes Jerry Herron in this essay for Places.

Census estimates show that St. Petersburg, Florida, lost population between 2008 and 2009 -- a decline that's expected to continue.

As it prepares to host world leaders for the G-20 summit, Pittsburgh is hoping to show to the world that it's no longer a dying city.