The first nation in the world to take a regular population census, the United States has been counting its population every 10 years since 1790—as required by the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2).
(2010) Migration is often characterized as either good or bad; migration is seen as a benefit for adding needed workers or blamed for depressing wages. In reality, most public policy choices are heated debates about which of two "goods" deserves higher priority, with no easy way to balance the tradeoffs.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
(2018) The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Self-care approaches can offer women more control over their lives.
"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.
(2015) In the United States, full-time working women earn less than men, on average—even in female-dominated occupations (those in which women comprise 70 percent or more of workers), such as nurse practitioners, office clerks, and flight attendants.
(2015) Rwanda today has been hailed as one of the few countries on a fast track to reducing child and maternal mortality--thus meeting two of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in 2015.
