After a decade of consistently strong growth, UK labour supply has slumped since the onset of the pandemic and we expect only a partial recovery this...
Australia | Border reopening progress spurring migration recovery
Posted by Timothy Hibbert on Nov 19, 2021
After holding at an inflow of 246,300 p.a. over the four years to 2019, pandemic induced border restrictions are estimated to have pushed NOM to an...
Australia | The pandemic shake up of Australia's population
Posted by Maree Kilroy on Aug 31, 2021
The closure of the international border has caused net overseas migration (NOM) to crash during the pandemic, significantly slowing population growth...
Australia | A four-phase migration recovery
Posted by Timothy Hibbert on Aug 27, 2021
The halving of Australia’s arrival cap in July 2021 will drag on net overseas migration (NOM) in Q3 and Q4 2021, resulting in an estimated outflow of...
Global | Mid-2021: the evolving outlook for cities around the world
Posted by Richard Holt on Jun 22, 2021
We will publish our latest city forecasts at the end of June, showing that for the world’s major cities, 2020’s GDP declines will be mostly reversed...
Australia | Population update: migration recovery delayed
Posted by Timothy Hibbert on Jun 18, 2021
With the border closed until mid-2022, suppressed net overseas migration will limit Australia’s population growth to only 48,200 people in FY2021. It...
Cities Key Themes 2021
Posted by Richard Holt on Jan 18, 2021
In 2021 the competitiveness and resilience of cities will be more important than ever before. Some issues are very specific, such as the impact of...
Australia | Lower migration puts a drag on the economy
Posted by Tyson Goddard on Dec 14, 2020
Is 2020 a turning point for the world’s great cities? | Global
Posted by Richard Holt on Aug 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting some of the world’s major cities particularly badly. Some commentators fear that highly qualified, highly...