Share Your World Population Data Sheet Story
As I grew in this field—from student, to professor, to expert—the Data Sheet was always there, just as it has been for students, teachers, and researchers around the world since 1962.
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Dear friend of PRB,
Long before I joined this organization, I had the World Population Data Sheet pinned above my desk. It was my first real window into demography—a single poster that captured the world’s countries, their people, and their stories in all their complexity. Year after year, it was my go-to reference, helping me see how population trends connect across the globe.
As I grew in this field—from student, to professor, to expert—PRB’s Data Sheet was always there, just as it has been for students, teachers, and researchers around the world since 1962. That’s why, as PRB’s CEO, it’s especially painful to share that with the abrupt closure of USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health, we’ve lost the major funder that has made this resource possible. And as a new school year begins, I know many classrooms and researchers will go without the Data Sheet for the first time in more than 60 years.
We know how valuable the Data Sheet is, and we’re doing everything we can behind the scenes to keep it alive. But we need your help. I’d love for you to share your own Data Sheet story—how you’ve used it to teach, to learn, to research, or to spark curiosity. Together, we can show just how much this resource matters and, with enough momentum, bring it back for the next generation.
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Jennifer D. Sciubba
President and CEO
Population Reference Bureau
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