There will soon be that many people on earth. By visiting this site, you will understand why the world's population has exploded in recent years and why it might stabilize during the next century. The site is an exhibit from the Musée de l'Homme (Paris, France). The exhibit and the interactive game have been designed and produced by Gilles Pison and Ninian Huber van Blyenburgh.
A study of the National Research Council's Panel on Population Projections on population projections. It assesses the assumptions behind the projectsion of various agencies (UN Popoulation Devision, World Bank, US Census Bureau), estimates their accuracy and uncertainty, evaluateis the implications of current demographic research, and recommends changes in protocol and new research theat might improve projections.
African-American Population Statistics
Selected tables from "The Black Population in the United States: March 1994 and 1993". The selected tables and graphs reflect the latest available census data and information regarding the African-American population of the United States. You'll find official statistics on population, income, employment, family, education and poverty.
A searchable database of summaries and excerpts of legislation, constitutions, court decisions, and other official government documents from every country in the world relating to population policies, reproductive health, women's rights, and related topics. The Annual Review of Population Law databases is the culmination of an effort to make available to the public important legal information on the regulation of population growth and distribution. It is produced jointly by Harvard Law School and the United Nations Population Fund. You can search by country, keyword, or year.
The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was held from the 5-13 September 1994, in Cairo, Egypt. During this this conference world leaders, high ranking officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies gathered to agree on a Programme of Action. The site includes the Final Programme of Action from the conference, UN documents from the conference, full text of NGO and government statements, press releases and speeches, and more.
A large collection of data access starting points concerning various populations and groups, particularly in the US. Includes business and economic numeric data. Editor: Larry Schankman.
A portal for demographers and geographers, edited by Matt Rosenberg.
CIESIN specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment. The site offers access to some great interactive tools and applications, such as:
- Demographic Data Cartogram Service [DDCarto]
An interactive order of 1990 census data in prominent GIS data formats. - Geographic Correspondence Engine [GeoCorr]
Allows you to select geographic layers and generate 'correlation lists' weighted by population, housing counts, or land area to determine the degree of overlap with other geographic layer. - Demographic Data Viewer [DDViewer]
Create maps and calculate statistics for 220 demographic variables from the 1990 U.S. Census. It maps states, counties and census tracts.
Provides access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. The service provides the opportunity to create custum printouts and/or customized data subsets. Presented by the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center (GeoStat) at the University of Virginia, USA.
Center for Demography and Ecology (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA).
A listing of Australian resources on social demography. Editors: Jenny White and Diana Crow.
The GPOPBD from CIESIN is used to map the populations of many countries around the world. The database uses a rectangular grid for mapping of 20 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude (about 2,000 square kilometers at the equator). For urban areas of more than 25,000 people, density circles are drawn to provide more detail.
World Population Prospects - Analysing the 1996 UN Population Projections
The objective is to cut through the maze of available data and identify ten demographic trends which are most relevant for studying global (land-use) change.
An overview of life expectancy and what the numbers mean. Includes a chart that provides life expectancy data for every country of the world.
An Essay on the Principle of Population
(SocioSite)
The human population is likely to double by the middle of the 21st century, soaring past an estimated 10 billion people on the planet at the time when today's children will be middle aged. Will there be enough resources to meet everyone's needs? Or will there be massive social upheaval, famine and rampant pollution? This site is hosted by David and based on Paul Ehrlich's book: 'The Population Bomb' [1968]. It looks at the ideas of one scientist whose theories link overpopulation to a broad range of global problems.
A nonprofit, nongovernmental research organization The Council seeks to improve the wellbeing and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world, and to help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. It analyzes population issues and trends; conducts biomedical research to develop new contraceptives; works with public and private agencies to improve the quality and outreach of family planning and reproductive health services; helps governments to influence demographic behavior; communicates the results of research in the population field to appropriate audiences; and helps build research capacities in developing countries. Includes information on programs and research, publications and working papers, and population links.
- Asia (CIESIN)
- Europe & Afrcia (CIESIN)
- Latin America (CIESIN)
- United Stated (CIESIN)
A non-profit education organization dedicated exclusively to achieving a more equitable balance between the world's population, environment and resources.
Population Patterns and Trends
From: Sociology in Global Perspective, Chapter 3.
Information on U.S. and international population trends. Includes the annual World Population Data Sheet with the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for 200 countries. Detailed information on births, deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, total fertility, life expectance, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive use, GNI PPP per capita, land area, and population per square mile.
POPIN is a decentralized community of population institutions organized into regional and national networks in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Northern America. POPIN informs on the official UN estimates and projections for every country in the world, including estimates and projections of several demographic indicators (including birth rates, death rates, infant mortality rates and life expectancy. sThe POPIN site also contains a list of publications, information on population organizations and conferences.
By David Levine, Sunsite.
If you want to know how many people live on this small planet. Every 30 seconds you'll be updated.
If you want to know how many people live on this small planet. Every 30 seconds you'll be updated.
A large collection of data, ranging from country profiles (provinces and main cities) to the highest mountains in the world, to a list of all countries in the world with their capitals, surface area and population. Editor: Johan van der Heijden.
