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Change Comes Slowly for Religious Diversity in India
(2009) Religious diversity has been a defining characteristic of India's population for centuries. The country has no official state religion, but religion plays a central role in Indian daily life through its temple ceremonies, festivals, pilgrimages, family religious traditions, and the like. While Hinduism has been the dominant religion for several thousand years, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Jainism, and Sikhism have also flourished.
In the News: The Philippines Mudslide
(2006) On February 17, a devastating landslide killed an estimated 1,800 Filipinos in Guinsaugon on the southern part of Leyte Island in eastern Philippines.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States
The current growth of the population ages 65 and older, driven by the large baby boom generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—is unprecedented in U.S. history. This aging of the U.S. population has brought both challenges and opportunities to the economy, infrastructure, and institutions.
Russia’s Demographic Decline Continues
(2002) Recently released population estimates for Russia confirm the accelerating population decline that has been underway since the breakup of the Soviet Union more than a decade ago.
Quel est le nombre total de personnes ayant vécu sur la Terre ?
"Quel est le nombre total de personnes ayant vécu sur la Terre?" est l’un des articles du PRB qui a eu le plus de succès. D’abord publié en 1995 puis mis à jour en 2002, cette dernière version de 2011 présente les données jusqu’à la mi-2011, avec une courte vidéo expliquant comment cette estimation a été obtenue.