(2003) 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 a sizeable 37 percent of the population is under age 15.
As Earth's population reaches the eight-billion milestone, we put it into context.
In November 2007, an East Africa Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) network took shape at a conference convened by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and LEM Ethiopia, the Environment and Development Society of Ethiopia.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Life expectancy is increasingly tied to a state's policy direction, says new analysis of U.S. Mortality Database.
(2003) The recent bombings in Saudi Arabia, which killed at least 34 people, have drawn new attention to the kingdom and new pressure on the government of Crown Prince Abdullah to crack down on militant religious forces and root out their influence in schools and other key sectors.
Project: KIDS COUNT
(2019) Since 1990, the child population has become more racially and ethnically diverse and the share of children with at least one immigrant parent has more than doubled.
(2012) Almost two of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live in a rural area, relying principally on small-scale agriculture for their livelihood. Improving agriculture on small farms is critical to reducing hunger.
The integrated population-health-environment (PHE) approach to development recognizes the interconnectedness between people and their environment and supports cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Significant undercounts in the 2020 Census could have serious consequences for underrepresented groups and individual states.