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February 22, 2023 | Post

Population models generally don’t extend beyond 2100 because high uncertainty makes it very difficult to project demographic trends far into the future. An interesting recent study, however, uses sophisticated models to provide a rough idea of what our far-future population might look like. Extending the UN’s probabilistic population models, the…...

February 14, 2023 | Post

Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...

February 3, 2023 | Post

Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...

January 28, 2023 | Post

Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...

January 24, 2023 | Post

Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...

January 20, 2023 | Post

The country with the largest population for the past 300 years, now home to 1.4 billion people, has officially begun shrinking, according to new demographic data. Many media outlets are painting this development as a potential disaster — it isn’t. Rather, it represents a necessary transition to a more sustainable…...

January 17, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to the editor at TIME magazine on January 17, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn’t published. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can see…...

January 17, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to The New York Times editor on January 17, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn't published. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can see…...

January 13, 2023 | Post

Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...

January 10, 2023 | Post

Feminists are well aware of the urgent need to advance women’s rights, which is essential in its own right, but the world is still largely silent on the tremendous, unmatched societal and environmental benefits of achieving global gender equality. It’s high-time policymakers and funders give it the attention it deserves.…...