World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
(September 2007) The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban.
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21st Century Will Transform World Population
(2001) It is now clear that the 21st century will feature a major transformation in world population.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Communicating With Policy Audiences
At the 2011 Population Association of America Meetings meetings in May, CPIPR hosted a session "Communicating Demographic Results to Policymakers."
STI Risks High Among Zimbabwe’s Youth
(2003) With young people comprising a sizable proportion of Zimbabwe's population, government officials, health workers, and community leaders face the overwhelming task of meeting the reproductive health needs for this special group.
Iran Achieves Replacement-Level Fertility
(2002) Having dropped from around 5 to just under 3 between 1989 and 1996, Iran's total fertility rate has again plunged — this time to 2. Iran, an Islamic country, has followed a unique and rapid path to replacement-level fertility.
Distilled Demographics: The Death Rate
(Video Series) The 20th century world population "explosion," from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 6.1 in 2000, was a direct result of the rapid decline in mortality rates in less developed countries.
Domestic Violence: An Ongoing Threat to Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2001) Despite laws against domestic violence, many women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be failed by the legal system.
Changing Race and Ethnicity Questions on the U.S. Census Form Reflect Evolving Views
Census questions about race and ethnicity have evolved over time, as have Americans’ views about racial and ethnic identification.
In 2011, World Population Surpasses 7 Billion
World population has surpassed 7 billion, and we are in the midst of history's most rapid population expansion.
Reimert T. Ravenholt, USAID’s Population Program Stalwart
(2000) This is the sixth in a series of profiles of the people who have most influenced thinking about population over the past century. The profiles bring you the insights of today's population specialists on the contributions of their predecessors and contemporaries.