(2008) Sub-Saharan Africa remains the "last frontier" of fertility decline. Throughout the developing world (including China), the average number of children per woman has dropped from around six in 1965 to just about three today.
(August 2005) The April 2005 death of Pope John Paul II and the weeks leading to the selection of his replacement stimulated much thought and discussion about who the new pope would be and in which directions he would lead the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics.
(2006) Recent waves of immigrants have brought greater diversity to the population in the United States.
(2003) La maternité est une période qui devrait être faite d'anticipation et de bonheur pour une femme, sa famille et sa communauté.
Vol. 62, No. 2: (2007) The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to fascinate and concern the rest of the world. With two-thirds of the world’s known petroleum reserves, the region’s economic and political importance far outweighs its population size.
(2010) Over the past several decades, Latinos have made up an increasing share of the U.S. population.
(2003) Since gaige kaifang or "reform and opening" began in 1979, China has moved to integrate itself into the global economic system, attracting foreign investment and exporting its goods to the world. For this country of 1.3 billion people, economic integration has also required unprecedented mobility of its people and exposure to travelers from other countries.
(2001) Immigration since World War II has transformed Australian society and population. Many residents of Australia are immigrants or are the children of immigrants.