2007 World Population Data Sheet Webcast
PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet was released at a press briefing at the National Press Club, in Washington, DC, on Aug. 16, 2007. This year's theme: "Malnutrition Is a Major Contributor to Child Deaths." (August 2007)

World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet (PDF: 945KB)

 This Population Bulletin is the companion report to PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet. The Bulletin highlights key findings from the data sheet on: world population trends, malnutrition, environment, HIV/AIDS, urbanization, and migration. (BUL62.3, September 2007)

World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban. In 2008, more than half the world's people will live in urban areas. By 2030, urban dwellers will make up roughly 60 percent of the world's population. The largest cities in the world are slowly growing in size, and increasingly they are located in less developed regions. This article is excerpted from the Population Bulletin: "World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet." (September 2007)

World Population Highlights 2007: Migration
In 2005, about 191 million people, or 3 percent of the world's population, were international migrants, according to UN estimates. Migration continues to be an important determinant of the size and characteristics of populations in some countries and especially in certain areas within countries. Between 1995 and 2000, around 206 million migrants per year moved from less developed to more developed regions. More than one-half of these settled in the United States and Canada. This article is excerpted from the Population Bulletin: "World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet." (September 2007)

World Population Highlights 2007: Environment
Carbon dioxide emissions have grown dramatically in the past century because of human activity, chiefly the use of fossil fuels such as oil and coal, as well as changes in land use such as cutting down forests. These emissions are a key contributor to climate change that is expected to produce rising temperatures, lead to more extreme weather patterns, facilitate the spread of infectious diseases, and put more stress on the environment. This article is excerpted from the Population Bulletin: "World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet." (September 2007)

2007 World Population Data Sheet

 PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet contains the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for more than 200 countries, including births, deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, life expectancy, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive use, GNI PPP per capita, and population per square kilometer. New for the 2007 Data Sheet are data on percent of children under age 5 underweight, carbon dioxide emissions per capita, and percent of natural habitat remaining. (2007)

Hispanic Gains Minimize Population Losses in Rural and Small-Town America
New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Hispanics continue to fuel rapid population growth in the United States. Between 2000 and 2006, the Hispanic population grew from 35.3 million to 44.3 million, a 26 percent increase. (August 2007)

Global Health and Population Aging (PDF: 67KB)
This e-newsletter is the fourth in a series funded by the University of Michigan Demography Center. This issue, "Global Health and Population Aging," reviews research from scientists funded by the National Institute on Aging on the reasons for the increases in life expectancy and whether populations are living healthier. (June 2007)

Growing Older in America: What You Need to Know About the Health and Retirement Study
On June 12 in Washington D.C., the National Institute on Aging (NIA) convened a panel of speakers to address the significance of the Health & Retirement Study (HRS). This briefing was designed to introduce media, policymakers, benefits professionals, and others to the study's breadth and depth as a resource about our aging population. At the event, NIA introduced a new publication, Growing Older in America: The Health & Retirement Study, highlighting findings and trends from the study about the lives of older people.  (June 2007)

PopWire: New U.S. Census Bureau Data on Coastal Communities in Hurricane Path
Nearly 35 million people—12 percent of the nation's population—live in coastal communities from North Carolina to Texas that would be most threatened by an Atlantic hurricane, according to Census Bureau figures for July 1, 2006. In 1950, the equivalent figures were 10.2 million and 7 percent.