Analyzing International Population Estimates and Projections

A Closer Look at the U.S. Census Bureau’s New Population Data As a population activist, have you ever wondered about population data from other countries? In August, the U.S. Census Bureau published new population estimates (up to the year 2100) for 40 countries and areas in the International Database (IDB). Per the press release, the U.S. Census Bureau uses “new …

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Changing Climate Concerns

How Beliefs, Attitudes, and Preferences Influence Environmental Policies In July, the journal Population and Environment published a paper that studied the influence of population aging on global climate policy. Before this study, the authors note: “Research linking aging with climate change has, to date, been focused mainly on the fact that, among the different demographic groups, it is the elderly …

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