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A new appraisal of the world population plan of action which takes place every five years by the United Nations system.

This publication presents estimates and projections for the period 1950-2025, of the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries and for all urban agglomerations that have at...

This Chart provides an alphabetical list of every urban agglomeration in the world that currently has 1 million or more in population. For each agglomeration, it lists the population size in 1999 and...

This current report offers a discussion on refugees, the results of the monitoring of population trends and policies in population growth and structure, fertility, mortality, population distribution...

With the projection horizon extended to the year 2050, this publication presents a full century of demographic history/projection (1950-2050). Divided into three parts, part I discusses fertility...

From Abidjan to Yangon and in hundreds of other urban places around the world, cities face the challenge of urbanization. This extensive study describes 100 cities, highlighting their population...

Provides the most complete and up-to-date information available on the policies of 193 countries concerning immigration for permanent settlement, admission of migrant workers and their dependants...

A comparative chart that shows for each of the 228 countries and areas of the world, urban and rural population in 1999 and in 2030, annual growth rate in 1995-2000 and the population of the largest...

A new and timely report giving a complete summary of all the most recent information on selected aspects of reproductive rights and reproductive health. Abortion, contraception and sexually...

Provides selected demographic indicators such as total population size for 1996, 2015 and 2050, rate of growth, crude birth rate,crude death rate, infant mortality for the period for all countries of...

Although abortion is commonly practiced throughout most of the world and has been practiced since long before the beginning of recorded history, it is a subject that arouses passion and controversy...

The United Nations Population Division has documented two striking and critical trends: population decline and population ageing. Japan and virtually all the countries of Europe are expected to...

This Chart provides an alphabetical list of every urban agglomeration in the world that currently has 1 million or more in population. For each of these agglomeration, it lists population size in 1996...

A comparative chart that shows for each of the 228 countries and areas of the world, urban and rural population in 1996 and in 2030, annual growth rate in 1990-1995 and largest urban agglomeration in...

International migration has been widely recognized as a vital element in the development process. For many countries and regions, international migration is also an influential component affecting...

This years edition offers a special focus on reproductive rights and behaviour. It also covers maternal mortality and morbidity; and sexually transmitted diseases, including (HIV/AIDS). The extensive...

Presents the sex and age distribution estimates of the world at five-year intervals for 1950-1995 and the high-, medium- and low-fertility variants for 1995-2050.

Practitioners in the areas of demography, political sciences and international relations will find this publication invaluable. The publication examines issues surrounding immigration policies and...

In response to world concerns and the need to identify measures aimed at eliminating the pattern of excess and preventable mortality among young girls, this publication presents a study of the sex...

This publication presents long-range population projections for the period 1950-2150. Projections on fertility are given for major areas of the world, namely Africa, Europe, Latin America and the...