Flat Birth Rates in Bangladesh and Egypt Challenge Demographers' Projections
In projecting the populations of less developed countries, most demographers assume that fertility rates will decline to two children per women. Recent fertility surveys from two key countries illustrate how much in doubt that outcome really is. (Population Today, October 2000)

Sources of Voting Data
Data on voting in the United States come from many sources, which have different strengths and weaknesses and point to a fundamental disagreement between official numbers of votes cast and the number of people who claim to have voted. (Population Today, October 2000)

The New, Regional U.S. Politics
Two powerful players in this November's presidential contest are immigration and migration. They have cemented demographic divides that are sure to influence voting behavior. (Population Today, October 2000)

The Urban Demographic Revolution
Growth rates of megacities — those with 10 million or more residents — have declined sharply in recent years, but this is misleading because these cities will still have to absorb enormous population increments in the next 20 years. (Population Today, August/September 2000)

Urbanizing World (PDF: 619KB)
This Population Bulletin examines sources, trends, and challenges of urban population change in less developed and more developed regions. Among more developed countries, particular attention is given to the United States. (BUL55.3, September 2000)

Largest Group Ever Now Entering Adulthood
As of the year 2000, more than one-fourth of the world's 6 billion people are now between the ages of 10 and 24. Their coming of age is complicated by greater exposure to the risks of early sexual activity (Population Today, August/September 2000)

Better Educated, More Diverse Work Force in Store for U.S.
The United States now has the most highly educated work force in its history, thanks to recent gains by women and African Americans. During the next decade, for the first time, the majority of new workers are expected to be women, and 41 percent are expected to be members of racial and ethnic minorities. (August 2000)

Time on the Population Clock
PRB's world population clock shows that, in some parts of the world, time is virtually standing still. (Population Today, July 2000)

Goodbye 'Metropolitan'?
The term "metropolitan" may become outmoded if the U.S. government adopts recommended new metropolitan area standards. (Population Today, May/June 2000)

America's Diversity and Growth: Signposts for the 21st Century (PDF: 503KB)

 This Population Bulletin discusses many of the "signposts" of the U.S. population, including robust population growth, increasing life expectancy, continued immigration, changes in the family, increased education levels, and population growth outside urban areas. (BUL55.2, June 2000)