Zambia: On the Cusp of a Promising Future
This ENGAGE multimedia advocacy tool that builds awareness of the impact of rapid population growth on Zambia’s goal of becoming a prosperous upper middle-income country by 2030.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Africa’s Future: Youth and the Data Defining Their Lives
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By 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world’s youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa.
Policy Brief. Africa’s Future: Youth and the Data Defining Their Lives
By 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world’s youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa.
Policy Brief. The Long-Lasting Toll of Conflict on Fertility and Early Childbearing
Over the past decade, the incidence of conflict has been rising in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reversing a 20-year trend. Conflict’s pernicious effects on society are wide-ranging, even after stability returns, and extend to demographic trends.
The Long-Lasting Toll of Conflict on Fertility and Early Childbearing
Over the past decade, the incidence of conflict has been rising in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reversing a 20-year trend. Conflict’s pernicious effects on society are wide-ranging, even after stability returns, and extend to demographic trends.
2019 World Population Data Sheet
Fertility rates in the United States dropped to their lowest level in recorded history, with women having an average of 1.7 births in their lifetime.
2019 Family Planning Data Sheet Highlights Family Planning Method Use Around the World
Featured indicators include the percentage of married women using modern and traditional family planning methods, unmet need for family planning, use of modern contraception by wealth group, and demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods.
Which Country Has the Oldest Population? It Depends on How You Define ‘Old.’
(2019) Japan, Italy, and Germany top the list of the world’s oldest countries—if the data are based on the share of the population ages 65 and older.
The Future of Nigeria Starts Today: Providing Youth-Friendly Family Planning Services to Young People
In 2018 and 2019, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) conducted interviews and focus groups in three Nigerian states to assess implementation of youth-friendly contraceptive services.
Lesson Plan: 2019 World Population Data Sheet
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the Data Sheet for a variety of topics and activities.