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People in Beijing, the capital of the world's most populous country China, comment on the world's changing population, which is expected to reach 8 billion by mid-November. IMAGES ET SONORES D'ARCHIVES
Pope Francis calls for politicians to find solutions to reverse Italy's declining birthrate. Francis, addressing a conference alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni focused on dwindling number of babies born in Italy, says that young people today "live in a social climate in which starting a family is turning into a titanic effort".
Chinese retirees are finding ways to take care of themselves to alleviate the pressure on their children, as the country struggles to adapt to an ageing population.
Exhausted, elated and cradling her newborn daughter in a rundown government hospital, young mother Manu Bala had just done her part to help make India the world's most populous nation. The UN announced that India would this week eclipse China with more people than any other country.
India will overtake China as the world's most populous country this month, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations says.