World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights
Title | World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Publications |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789211483161 |
The United Nations population estimates and projections form a comprehensive set of demographic data to assess population trends at the global, regional and national levels. They are used in the calculation of many of the key development indicators commonly used by the United Nations system, including for more than one third of the indicators used to monitor progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects is the twenty-sixth edition of the official United Nations population estimates and projections, which have been prepared since 1951 by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The 2019 revision presents population estimates from 1950 until the present for 235 countries or areas, which have been developed through country-specific analyses of historical demographic trends. It builds on previous revisions by incorporating additional results from the 2010 and 2020 rounds of national population censuses as well as information from vital registration and recent nationally representative household sample surveys. The 2019 revision also presents population projections to the year 2100 that reflect a range of plausible outcomes at the global, regional and country levels. These Highlights summarise key population trends described by the estimates and projections presented in World Population Prospects 2019.
World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights
Title | World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2021-01-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789211483475 |
Drawing on the Household Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 Dataset, the World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights will document key patterns and trends of the household living arrangements of older persons around the world. These levels or trends will be described using indicators such as the average number of persons per household, the distribution of older persons by household type, by type of living arrangement and select characteristics of heads of household. The report will also address the impact of living arrangements of older persons on their vulnerability to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. It will conclude with a brief discussion of global and regional trends in policies on population ageing based on the most recently available data from the United Nations Inquiry among Governments on Population and Development (2019).
World Population Ageing 2017 Highlights
Title | World Population Ageing 2017 Highlights PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | UN |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2019-01-31 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789211515510 |
Accurate, consistent and timely data on global trends in population age structure are critical for assessing current and future needs with respect to population ageing and for setting policy priorities to promote the well-being of the growing number and share of older persons in the population. This publication presents the highlights of the World Population Ageing 2017 report, which summarizes the trends in population ageing drawn from the latest United Nations estimates and projections of population by age and sex, as published in World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision. The present Highlights includes a special focus on trends in the household living arrangements of older persons - whether alone, with a spouse or with own children - reflecting newly compiled estimates from the United Nations Database on the Living Arrangements of Older Persons, 2017.
2020 World Population Data Sheet
Title | 2020 World Population Data Sheet PDF eBook |
Author | Toshiko Kaneda |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-07-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780917136160 |
How Population Change Will Transform Our World
Title | How Population Change Will Transform Our World PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Harper |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0198784090 |
In How Population Will Transform Our World , Sarah Harper looks at fertility rates and age structures of populations in different regions of the world against the backdrop of urbanization and climate change, drawing out the profound implications and challenges for societies, economies, and the environment in the decades to come.
World Population Highlights
Title | World Population Highlights PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Population |
ISBN |
World Population Policies
Title | World Population Policies PDF eBook |
Author | John F. May |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2012-03-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9400728360 |
This book examines the history behind the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of population policies in the more developed, the less developed, and the least developed countries from 1950 until today, as well as their future prospects. It links population policies with the theories of the demographic, epidemiological, and migratory transitions. It begins by summarizing the demographic situation around the world, with an emphasis on population policies and their underlying theories. Then, it reviews the early efforts to reduce mortality and fertility in the developing countries. This is followed by a description of the internationalization of the debate on population issues and the transformation of these programs into more formal population policies, particularly in the developing countries. The book reviews also the situation of the developed countries and their specific challenges – sub-replacement fertility, population aging, and immigration – and examines the effectiveness of population policies. It also explores the way forward and future prospects for population policies over the next decades. The book provides numerous concrete examples from all over the world, and show how population policies are actually implemented and what have been their successes as well as their constraints. Above all, the book highlights the importance of understanding underlying demographic trends when assessing the development prospects of any country. The book is recommended for not only demographers, social scientists, and policymakers but also economists and political scientists who are interested in social and demographic change around the world. Demography students and researchers who are interested in applying knowledge on population trends and prospects in designing and evaluating public policies will find this an invaluable reference work.