Webinar: 2012 World Population Data Sheet
Nearly all future population growth will be in the world's less developed countries, and the poorest of these countries will see the greatest percentage increase.
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Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar Connect Family Planning With Environmental Health
(2012) Remote rural communities in developing countries typically face the related challenges of extreme poverty, poor health, and environmental degradation. And population growth often exacerbates these challenges.
The Demographic Transition: A Contemporary Look at a Classic Model
(2005) With the spread of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, dramatic changes began to occur in the populations of industrializing countries. But do the changes that occurred in Western Europe and the United States have relevance for modern countries just entering the industrial age?
Why Better Care Policies Matter for Gender Equality and the Economy
This International Women’s Day, we’re looking at the impact of unpaid care work on women and girls and the global economy—and how PRB and CREG are helping address this urgent issue.
Why Jeff Jordan Is a True Partner in Progress
Traci L. Baird, President and CEO of EngenderHealth, remarks on the retirement of PRB President and CEO Jeffrey N. Jordan.
PRB Discuss Online: Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(2009) As many as 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.
Research Brief. Costs of Induced Abortion and Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Access to Modern Contraceptives in Uganda
2012) With a population of nearly 30 million and an annual population growth rate of 3.2 percent, Uganda is the third fastest-growing country in the world. Recent Demographic and Health Surveys indicate that only 31 percent of Ugandan women of reproductive age who want to use contraceptives report that they are indeed using a modern effective method.
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Population and Food Security: Africa’s Challenge (Part 1)
(2012) Nearly 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or one person in every four, lack adequate food for a healthy and active life, and record food prices and drought are pushing more people into poverty and hunger.1 At the same time, the world’s population has now surpassed 7 billion, and news headlines that in the past have asked “Can we feed the world?” are beginning to ask the equally important question, “How many will there be to feed?”
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Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
Children Are at the Forefront of U.S. Racial and Ethnic Change
(2020) The U.S. population is undergoing rapid racial and ethnic change, led by growth of the Hispanic/Latino and Asian American populations. For policymakers and others, keeping track of these changes is important because some racial and ethnic groups are faring worse than others.
Forest Conservation and Population Growth Among Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
(2008) Fertility has declined significantly throughout the developing world, and in Latin America total fertility rates (TFRs) have declined by 50 percent over the last three decades, from 5.0 births per woman in 1970 to only 2.5 today.1