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“It’s Like Trying to Stop a Moving Train”: Unpacking China’s Population Shift With Demographer Kristin Bietsch

What forces spurred this change, and what can China do now to bring on demographic—and therefore economic—prosperity?

Want Another Perspective on the U.S. Labor Shortage? Talk to a Demographer

How demography—births, deaths, and migration patterns—helps us tell the whole story.

Life Expectancy Is Increasingly Tied to a State's Policy Leanings

Life expectancy differences between states have widened in recent years, says new analysis of U.S. Mortality Database.

Eight Demographic Trends We’re Watching as the World Population Passes 8 Billion

PRB and the Center of Excellence for Research in Generational Economics highlight eight emerging demographic issues we expect to shape our world in the coming decades.

How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?

The global population milestone of 8 billion represents nearly 7% of the total number of people who have ever lived on Earth. 

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