Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
2014 World Population Data Sheet
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an annual report on the world’s demographic, health, and environmental progress and challenges.
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an annual report on the world’s demographic, health, and environmental progress and challenges.
Nearly all future population growth will be in the world's less developed countries, and the poorest of these countries will see the greatest percentage increase.
(2009) Population change will shape the prospects of regions and countries over the next half century.
(2006) As late as 25 years ago, China was concerned it had too many children to support.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.
2004) In September 2004, four devastating hurricanes and tropical storms killed more than 1,500 Haitians, destroyed roughly 90 percent of Grenada, and wreaked billions of dollars of damage on the southern United States.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.