With a population of 300,000, Bougainville has set a deadline of 2027 to achieve independence from Papua New Guinea.

Bougainville rejects a Chinese mining partnership to reopen its Panguna mine, opting for an Indian company instead.

Newly released data from the U.S. census helped the Chronicle create detailed maps showing how San Francisco neighborhoods ...

Here's the latest population numbers for Michigan and the United States as a whole.

Learn about the impact of Trump deported measures, highlighting 230,000 arrests and 270,000 border deportations.

U.S. population growth slowed to levels not seen since the COVID pandemic, according to new data, which also shows that ...

China will begin charging a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives starting Jan. 1 while exempting childcare services from the same tax, a move authorities say is part of a broader effort to boost ...

California’s latest population numbers showcase another year of lackluster growth. The Golden State’s population grew by a tiny amount — 0.05% — between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to ...

San Diego, the state’s second-most populous county, had a population of 3,336,081 persons in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 0.32% over 2024’s figures, according to data released Friday by the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For the third consecutive year, California’s population has increased, though the Golden State has still not ...

The government has greatly restricted the number of work and study permits issued to foreigners following an unpopular immigration boom during the pandemic. By Vjosa Isai Reporting from Toronto The ...