La Fiche de données sur la population mondiale–2009
(2009) Population mondiale : sur la voie des 7 milliards d’habitants d’ici 2011, 12 ans à peine après avoir atteint les 6 milliards en 1999.
Region: Global
PRB Discuss Online: Population and Climate Change, What Is the Link?
(2009) Climate change may adversely affect the population in many parts of the globe, in particular in developing countries where there is still substantial population growth.
Five Good Reasons to Integrate Family Planning/Reproductive Health and HIV Services
(December 2009) PRB recently published the policy brief, Supporting the Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services. This article highlights five good reasons why integration is a sound investment that will pay multiple dividends for individuals, communities, societies, and health systems.
Religious, Ethnic, and Regional Factors of High Fertility in Ethiopia
This article is based on the paper, “Muslim Identity or Ethnicity Hindering a Rural Fertility Transition?
Distilled Demographics: Addressing Population Myths
Video Series: Demography can be complicated and confusing. The media can discuss population issues based on false assumptions and interpretations without realizing it.
PRB Discuss Online: Does a Young Age Structure Thwart Democratic Governments?
(November 2009) Does a large proportion of young adults in a country’s adult population make it difficult for that country to gain or retain high levels of democracy?
Report. The NIA Demography Centers, 2009
(2009) With the proportion of older people increasing in the United States and around the world, nations face new challenges and opportunities, particularly in health care and retirement systems, intergenerational relationships within families, and labor market supply.
PRB Discuss Online: Does Climate Change Threaten Our Cities?
(2010) The cities and towns of developing countries are projected to absorb at least 2.5 billion additional people by 2050.
Public Policy, Financial Decisions, and the Health of Older Adults
(2009) The financial decisions facing older adults as they reach retirement age are increasingly more difficult.
PRB Discuss Online: World Population, 7 Billion on the Horizon
(September 2009) On Aug. 12, 2009, PRB released the 2009 World Population Data Sheet at a press briefing in Washington, D.