Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cars are driven on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage on Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska’s population ...

Alaska’s population is set to significantly decline by 2050, according to a new forecast from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The department publishes population forecasts ...

Alaska souvenir name signs are seen on Monday at a gift shop in the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Oliver was the most popular name for baby boys born in Alaska in 2023, according to the ...

A report from the Alaska Department of Labor published in the December issue of Trends Magazine shows that Alaska’s population is expected to continue to decline over the next 25 years. The report ...

Kobuk is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, with a population of 143. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 7.00% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black ...

Retired Anchorage attorney David Pree, 77, stands on a porch of the Pioneer Home in Anchorage, Alaska. The percentage of people 65 and older has nearly tripled in the state since construction of the ...

Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to shrink substantially over the past decade, according to state demographers.

Alaska’s population total remained almost unchanged in 2023 at 736,812, an increase of 304 from 2022, according to the Alaska Vital Statistics 2023 Annual Report. The state’s population has increased ...

The offices of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Juneau are seen on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Alaska’s population is set to significantly ...

Correction: The original version of this article stated that Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are forecast to continue growing in population. Anchorage and the Mat-Su are grouped together ...