Webcast: 2008 World Population Data Sheet
(2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
2008 World Population Data Sheet
(2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening.
U.S. Population Projected to Hit 400 Million in 2039
(2008) The U.S. population is set to reach 400 million by 2039, four years earlier than previously projected, according to new population projections from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Forest Conservation and Population Growth Among Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
(2008) Fertility has declined significantly throughout the developing world, and in Latin America total fertility rates (TFRs) have declined by 50 percent over the last three decades, from 5.0 births per woman in 1970 to only 2.
Sex Ratio at Birth Begins to Improve in India
(2008) There has been increasing international news coverage of the excess of young boys in India resulting from the abortion of female fetuses.1
HIV/AIDS Behaviors and Interventions in Chinese Americans
(2008) The prevalence of HIV/AIDS increased faster among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States than in any other group between 2001 and 2004.1
Population’s Role in the Current Food Crisis: Focus on East Africa
The prices of agricultural commodities, including staples of many African diets, have risen sharply over the last several years. The sharpest rises have been within the past six months.
10% of U.S. Counties Now ‘Majority-Minority’
(2008) Immigration and higher fertility among minorities have put the United States on a path to become “majority-minority,” when less than 50 percent of the population will be non-Hispanic white.
PRB Discuss Online: Environmental Change, What Are the Links With Migration?
2008) Close to 200 million people are living outside their country of birth. Increasing numbers are refugees fleeing their homeland for another country.
PRB Discuss Online: Americans at Work, What Lies Ahead?
(2008) The aging of baby boomers and the fact that women’s labor force participation has already peaked are expected to slow U.S. labor force growth in the near future.