The Age of the Longevity Economy
Because demographic shifts are incremental, gradual, and long-term, most people do not look carefully at new data until the change is so significant t...
Demography is Not Destiny: Insights from World Data Lab’s CEO at the Third Demographic Summit
Athens, Greece – Dr. Wolfgang Fengler, CEO of World Data Lab, delivered a keynote address at the Third Demographic Summit, “Handling the D...
The World Consumer outlook for 2024
As the year draws to a close, we start to think about what the new year will bring. 2024 will start against the backdrop of global crisis and uncertai...
Press Release: World Data Lab Announces Partnership with UNDP
Vienna, Austria- World Data Lab (WDL) is announcing its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), integrating its World Data P...
Press Release: Launch of the Africa Social Protection Clock
Today, the World Data Lab, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is proud to launch the Africa Social Protection Clock (ASP...
Have we reached peak greenhouse gas emissions?
Originally published on Brookings.edu 2023 will be the year with the highest emissions ever recorded, according to new projections from the World Emi...
World Data Lab projects that the world will add 109m more consumers in 2024
Vienna, 8th November – World Data Lab (WDL) projects that 109m people will enter the Consumer class in 2024. This is a slight downgrade of 4m from W...
External: Ending Internet Poverty
Over the last 30 years, internet access has transitioned from a luxury that few could afford to a necessity that is relied upon by the masses, integra...