Distilled Demographics: Urbanization
Video Series: When we think of urbanization, we tend to think of sprawling cities with skyscrapers. However, the definition of "urban" varies greatly from country to country.
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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.
Nafis Sadik, Architect of ICPD
(2000) Gregory Goodwin "Goody" Pincus was Dr. Pincus because of his Harvard Ph.D. in biology, not because of a medical degree. Yet his work may have been the most important medical advance of the century for improving women's health and status. If any one person merits recognition as the father of the birth control pill, it was Goody Pincus.
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.
U.S. Population Could Reach 438 Million by 2050, and Immigration Is Key
(2008) A new report from the Pew Research Center projects that immigration will propel the U.S. population total to 438 million by 2050, from 303 million today (see Figure 1). Along with this growth, the racial and ethnic profile of Americans will continue to shift—with non-Hispanic whites losing their majority status.
Population: A Lively Introduction
(2007)When where you born? How many brothers and sisters did you have? Where did your ancestors live? How long will you live?
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PRB Discuss Online: Environmental Change, What Are the Links With Migration?
2008) Close to 200 million people are living outside their country of birth. Increasing numbers are refugees fleeing their homeland for another country.
2010 U.S. Census Data Machine Springs Into Action
On Feb. 3, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released the first detailed demographic data for states and local areas from the 2010 Census. Racial and ethnic characteristics of the total and voting-age populations were released for geographic areas down to the city block level.
Five Generations at Work: A PRB Book Talk Q&A With Author Patrick Dunne
In the book Five Generations at Work: How We Win Together, for Good, authors Patrick Dunne and Rebecca Robins describe how we’re living in a time of unprecedented demographic change, where five generations work alongside each other in an ideologically and politically fractured environment.
Project: Demographic Forecasting Services—AMBAG
Baby Boomers and Millennials Boost Population in Parts of Rural America
Two demographic groups—young adults ages 20 to 34 and older adults ages 65 and older—are reshaping the population in rural America.