(April 2006) Populations in developing countries will be aging rapidly in the coming decades: The number of older persons (those age 65 or older) in less developed countries is expected to increase from 249 million to 690 million between 2000 and 2030.
(2007) By 2030, the population of the Washington, DC metropolitan area will increase by more than 2 million, and the population age 65 and older will double.
(2001) The United States is in the midst of a profound demographic change: the rapid aging of its population. The 2000 Census counted nearly 35 million people in the United States 65 years of age or older, about one of every eight Americans.
Video Series: When a country's birth rate reaches roughly two children per woman, then ultimately the population growth stops.
(2005) The number of people on Earth, where they live, and how they live all affect the condition of the environment.
2008) National data can sometimes blur internal, regional differences in population, health, and the environment (PHE).
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
(2014) La Fiche de données sur la population mondiale 2013 du PRB contient les toutes dernières estimations et projections de population, ainsi que des indicateurs clés pour plus de 200 pays.
The PRB ENGAGE Snapshot, "Population, Health, and Environment Working Together," highlights the complex and interrelated challenges faced by many families and communities around the world, and shows how the PHE (population, health, and environment) approach can address these challenges.