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Ethiopia at a Crossroads: Demography, Gender, and Development

The Graying of Latin America

Growth and Migration in the American Southwest: A Tale of Two States
5 takeaways from population data in Arizona and New Mexico

A Post-Recession Update on U.S. Social and Economic Trends
U.S. Racial/Ethnic and Regional Poverty Rates Converge, but Kids Are Still Left Behind
(2007) New poverty estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey show that about 36.5 million Americans—12 percent of the population—lived in poverty in 2006. While poverty rates continue to vary widely by subgroup and region, longer-term trends point to a growing convergence in poverty levels among minority groups and for people living in different parts of the country.1

Milestones and Moments in Global Census History
What information does a census collect? The answer depends on when and where in time the census was taken.
BRIDGE: Bringing Information to Decisionmakers for Global Effectiveness
The BRIDGE project provided influential audiences in these countries and in the international development community with up-to-date information and the skills to interpret and use it for improving health policies and practices.
Politics and Science in Census Taking
(2003) A census is inevitably a blend of politics and science — politics because power and money are linked to how many people live where, science because the technically complex undertaking draws on many scientific disciplines.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Demographic and Health Characteristics Will Influence the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, few sub-Saharan African countries had reported a single case of the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.