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Regional Forecast for Southern California Association of Governments
PRB supports regional transportation and housing planning for a six-county region in Southern California.

Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
(2009) The era in which developing countries could be depicted mainly in terms of rural villages is now in the past. A panoramic view of today's demographic landscape reveals a myriad of cities and towns.

Population Bulletin vol. 64, no. 2: Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
(2009) The era in which developing countries could be depicted mainly in terms of rural villages is now in the past. A panoramic view of today's demographic landscape reveals a myriad of cities and towns.
Older Zambian Women’s Reproductive Health Often Overlooked
(2013) In Zambia, girls often start childbearing before they are 18 years old, and many women end childbearing after the age of 35 (see Figure 1).1 This long period of childbearing contributes to Zambia's high total fertility rate, or average number of children per woman, which at 6.2 is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
Pakistan Still Falls Short of Millennium Development Goals for Infant and Maternal Health
(2007) With continuing political turmoil, emergency rule declared, and concerns about how free and fair January elections will be, Pakistan has been under the spotlight recently. But the political arena isn't the only area where challenges persist.
Caribbean Countries Pay for Successfully Addressing Population Issues
(2002) In a move that marks the Caribbean's success in various spheres of socioeconomic activity, international funding agencies are reducing their financial support for the region's sexual and reproductive health programs.
Better Data, Better Decisions: How the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Benefits Business and Government
(2011) American industries rely on good data to make targeted, wise investments. These economic, demographic and social data are largely derived from the American Community Survey (ACS).
Distilled Demographics: Deciphering Population Pyramids
In this first of a video series, "Deciphering Population Pyramids," PRB senior demographer Carl Haub shows how population pyramids give us a snapshot of a country's demographic profile.
PRB Discuss Online: A Call to Action: Increasing Global Investments in Youth
(2010) With almost half of the world's population under age 25, investments in young people are vital to improve economic and social outcomes and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).