Migration and HIV in Northern Senegal
While Senegal has managed to avoid the HIV/AIDS epidemic ravaging many of its African neighbors, migration could pose a large threat to the country’s apparent lesser risk of infection. (October 2003)

Older Americans a Growth Industry for Rural Areas?
To combat shrinking populations in rural areas, experts are advising small U.S. towns to consider recruiting more older people — a definite departure from traditional recruitment strategies that attract people of working ages. (August 2003)

Recreational Areas Among the Fastest Growing in the U.S.
Places in the United States that offer leisure opportunities near lakes, mountains, valleys, and scenic landscapes are attracting large numbers of migrants. Population gains in such areas exceed the national average by more than 50 percent between 1990 and 2000 and growth is continuing. (July 2003)

Conflict Imperils Liberia's Reproductive and Child Health Programs
High rates of childhood illnesses and deaths offer some of the clearest signs yet of the impact of Liberia's prolonged war and political instability. Renewed fighting in a civil war that ran through much of the 1990s has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom remain in the country in makeshift shelters while others flee to neighboring countries. (July 2003)

Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America (PDF: 370KB)

 This Population Bulletin examines current immigration patterns and policies in the United States, reviews the peaks and troughs of immigration flows, and provides a historical perspective on contemporary trends. Resolving the fundamental economic, social, and political issues raised by immigration requires weighing the choices or trade-offs between widely shared but competing goals in American society. (BUL58.2, June 2003)

Number of Foreign-Born Reaches All-Time High in U.S.
In 2002, 32.5 million people in the United States were foreign-born, and about half arrived in 1990 or later. Nearly 60 percent live in one of four states: California, New York, Florida, or Texas. (June 2003)

Rapid Population Growth, Crowded Cities Present Challenges in the Philippines
Fast-paced population growth and rampant urbanization represent some of the major population concerns in the Philippines, a country of 80 million people where the average number of children born to a woman is close to four and where 37 percent of the population is under age 15. (June 2003)

HIV/AIDS Epidemic in China Spreads Into the General Population
The millions of rural Chinese who migrate to cities are extremely vulnerable to HIV infection. They are largely young and poorly educated, with little access to prevention education. They are easy targets for drug sellers and have ample opportunities to interact with sex workers. (April 2003)

Population Dynamics in Latin America (PDF: 318KB)

 Despite declining fertility, negative migration rates, and declining growth rates, the size of Latin America's population is expected to increase from 520 million to 800 million by 2050. (BUL58.1, March 2003)

Revival of U.S. Rural Areas Signals Heartland No Longer a Hinterland
Many rural areas are diversifying their economies by attracting new industries and offering amenities that draw in new residents — including urbanites eager to escape the stresses of city living. (January 2003)