Population Growth
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Afghanistan
UN: Half of Afghanistan’s Population to Live in Cities by 2060
DID Press: UN Human Settlements Programme has projected that nearly half of Afghanistan’s population will be living in urban areas by 2060, warning that many of the country’s cities are not prepared to accommodate such rapid growth. In a post…
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Afghanistan
IOM: Afghanistan’s Population Up 10% in 3 Years as Returning Migrants Strain System
DID Press: The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Afghanistan has warned that large-scale returns of migrants from neighboring countries have increased Afghanistan’s population by at least 10% over the past three years, intensifying pressure on an…
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Economy
Muslim Population Growth and Islamic Banking Expansion in Russia
DID Press: Estimates suggest that the Muslim population in Russia is growing at an unprecedented pace and could reach around 30 percent of the total population by 2050, while Islamic banking and financial services are increasingly becoming part of the…
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