Population data sheet 2023
The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as fertility,
Population Trends
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Voluntary family planning to minimise and mitigate climate change
<p>Simply put, climate change is caused by excessive production of greenhouse gases. As highlighted by the late Professor Tony McMichael, the “cause(s) of the causes” should not be overlooked.1
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Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2016: shaping the future- how changing demographics can power human development
Demographic change in Asia and the Pacific is happening at a rate the world has never seen. An explosion in the working age population and a fall in birth rates that took a century in Europe are happening
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The potential impacts of 21st century climatic and population changes on human exposure to the virus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti
<p>The mosquito Aedes (Ae). aegypti transmits the viruses that cause dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever. We investigate how choosing alternate emissions and/or socioeconomic pathways may modulate
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Does size matter? A study of risk perceptions of global population growth
<p>The global human population now exceeds 7 billion and is projected to reach 10 billion around 2060. While population growth has been associated with certain benefits (e.g., economies of scale, technological
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Africa's baby boom
<p>The continent’s population will continue to soar with the birth of almost two billion babies in the next 35 years and eventually reach 4.2 billion by 2100. An increasingly crowded Africa will
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Live long and prosper: aging in East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific is aging faster – and on a larger scale – than any other region in history, which could lead to a steep drop in the size of its workforce and sharp increases in public spending on
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Global dimming and urbanization: did stronger negative SSR trends collocate with regions of population growth?
<p>Global dimming refers to the decrease in surface solar radiation (SSR) observed from the 1960s to the 1980s at different measurement sites all around the world. It is under debate whether anthropogenic
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Africa's demographic transition: dividend or disaster?
This book lays out a range of policy actions that are needed at the various phases of the demographic transition and uses global and regional experiences to provide evidence on what has worked and what
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Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016: development goals in an era of demographic change
This year’s Global Monitoring Report, produced jointly by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, details the progress the world has made towards global development goals and examines the impact
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Australia's population growth at lowest level in a decade: stats
Australia's population growth has slumped to its lowest level in a decade, figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed on Thursday. Australia's population grew by 316,000