New Fertility Rates for Europe
(November 2007) Norway has one of the highest fertility rates in Europe, at 1.90 lifetime children per woman in 2006.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Misconceptions About Attitudes Toward AIDS in Africa
(November 2007) As the world prepares to observe World AIDS Day on December 1, researchers and policymakers alike will take stock of what’s working and what isn’t in the battle against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
PRB Discuss Online: Will India’s Population Reach 2 Billion?
(October 2007) Fertility in India has fallen from an average of about six children per woman in the 1960s to about three today, a remarkable achievement for the country’s efforts to slow population growth.
Latinos Claim Larger Share of U.S. Military Personnel
(2007) More than 35 million Americans identify as Hispanic, making them the country’s largest ethnic minority. However, Latinos have been underrepresented in the all-volunteer armed forces, especially among officers.
PopWire: Younger U.S. Baby Boomers Less Likely to Divorce by 40 Than Older Boomers
(2007) The share of baby-boomer men who divorced by age 40 fell from a high of 29.2 percent of those born from 1945 to 1949 to 25.4 percent of later baby boomers born between 1960 and 1964.
Unmet Need for Family Planning Persists in Developing Countries
(October 2007) Rates of unmet need for family planning remain high in developing countries, according to a recently released report from the U.S.
The Growing Color Divide in U.S. Infant Mortality
How one fares in the United States has been characterized by a racial division that begins at birth with disparities in health care.
Powerful Partners: Adolescent Girls’ Education and Delayed Childbearing
(2007) More-educated women have fewer children. This seemingly straightforward relationship is actually complex, and the benefits associated with different levels of education can vary considerably by setting.
Is India’s Population Heading Toward 2 Billion?
(2007) Will India be the first—possibly the only—country ever to have 2 billion people? The Population Reference Bureau tackled this question in a new projection series release this month.
Report. Powerful Partners: Adolescent Girls’ Education and Delayed Childbearing
(2007) More-educated women have fewer children. This seemingly straightforward relationship is actually complex, and the benefits associated with different levels of education can vary considerably by setting.