 There are two major trends in world population today. Chronically low birth rates in developed countries are beginning to challenge the health and financial security of their elderly. And the developing countries are adding over 80 million to the population every year, exacerbating poverty and threatening the environment. PRB's 2010 World Population Data Sheet and its summary report offer detailed information about country, regional, and global population patterns. |
Population Bulletin: World Population HighlightsThis PRB Population Bulletin is a companion to PRB's 2010 World Population Data Sheet and provides data and analysis on world population trends; youth dependency; old-age dependency; gender, employment, and dependency; and improved sanitation. |
PRB Discuss Online:
Aug. 4, 1-2 p.m. (EDT)
Fewer and Fewer Workers to Support Elderly Population is the topic of PRB's Discuss Online on Aug. 4. Join Carl Haub, senior demographer at PRB and author of PRB's 2010 World Population Data Sheet, and Linda Jacobsen, vice president of Domestic Programs at PRB, for a wide-ranging discussion of world population trends. You may submit questions in advance. |
World Population Clock 2010
This world population clock reflects data from PRB's 2010 World Population Data Sheet. The clock has births, deaths, natural increase, and infant deaths by year, month, week, day, hour, minute, and second. The data are for the world, and for more developed countries and less developed countries. |
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Old-Age Disability in the U.S.Disability in older Americans affects the U.S. population because of its impact on the level of health care spending, especially spending on long-term care. Disability also influences productivity: Individuals contribute to the U.S. economy longer if they are able to remain healthy. |