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We have a new Urbanization topic page

Explore how populations are distributed across settlement types, which cities are growing fastest, what living conditions in urban areas look like, and much more.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/we-have-a-new-urbanization-topic-page"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a57ed482-5955-4a15-01c2-fc5092c4ac00/w=1024"/></a>

South Korea’s population is set to shrink: what would it take to stop the decline?

How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/south-koreas-population-is-set-to-shrink-what-would-it-take-to-stop-the-decline"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/133452ba-5209-482d-089c-c51f5b48b900/w=1024"/></a>

Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century?

We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/95c9945f-c253-4abe-cb79-a28adf7aea00/w=1024"/></a>

Most people care about farm animals β€” our food system doesn't reflect that

Surveys worldwide show that most people find common animal farming practices unacceptable, even where meat consumption is high.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/most-people-care-about-farm-animals-our-food-system-doesnt-reflect-that"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/e8c1792e-598e-4cd7-7a1a-309ed38b3800/w=1024"/></a>

We’re looking for a writer

We’re hiring a writer who can make the world’s largest problems understandable to our large Our World in Data audience.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hiring-writer-2026"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/014e8530-1d3d-409d-136d-467639157700/w=1024"/></a>

The human cost of unsafe abortions

Romania’s history offers a rare natural experiment on what happens when abortion laws change rapidly. What can the rest of the world learn from this?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/the-human-cost-of-unsafe-abortions"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f022345d-6fae-4d0e-f408-54a324b62200/w=1024"/></a>

Four minutes of air conditioning

Billions of people have access to far less electricity per day than is required to run an air conditioner for just one hour.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/four-minutes-of-air-conditioning"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d666d8d8-6937-495b-5e37-ae8d93cc0a00/w=1024"/></a>
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