In 2011, World Population Surpasses 7 Billion
World population has surpassed 7 billion, and we are in the midst of history's most rapid population expansion.
World population has surpassed 7 billion, and we are in the midst of history's most rapid population expansion.
Climate change is here, and it is affecting us now. To respond to this crisis, we must be agile and rethink our current approaches to building climate resilience. These solutions must be based on data and centered in equity and justice for the people most affected by climate change.
As Earth's population reaches the eight-billion milestone, we put it into context.
PRB staff offer summaries of new research and insightful sessions from the annual demography meeting.
(2012) Working mothers with a bachelor's degree have gained increasing access to paid leave in recent decades, while women without high school degrees have seen no change, reported Nancy Folbre, a University of Massachusetts economist.
PRB hosted a high-level webinar with budget experts, parliamentarians, and national directors to discuss the importance of the Demographic Dividend Sensitive Budgeting approach in enhancing budgeting processes across Africa.
(2010) U.S.-born Latinos and foreign-born Latinos face widely different social and economic experiences in the United States.
Project: KIDS COUNT
(2019) Since 1990, the child population has become more racially and ethnically diverse and the share of children with at least one immigrant parent has more than doubled.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
(2016) In the United States, the vast majority of care that allows older people to live in their own homes is provided by family members who do not receive pay for their services.