Your Impact

Together, we are tackling one of our planet’s greatest challenges: global population growth. We’re deeply grateful for your dedication to protecting reproductive freedom and valuing education for the greater good of our one small, shared planet!

Find the latest updates on our work below, all made possible thanks to YOUR generous gift.

2025 Updates

Thank you for supporting us in 2025!

As we reflect on the past year, we would like to highlight the remarkable achievements of Population Connection and Population Connection Action Fund. Your support has had a significant impact, enabling us to raise awareness about population issues and advocate for policies that protect the family planning programs that will help us achieve zero population growth once and for all.

Explore Our 2025 Highlights

For further exploration, watch our annual Year in Review event, where senior staff share our collective achievements in 2025!

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Why population?

There are 214 million women in the developing world who want to prevent pregnancy but have an unmet need for modern contraception.

Up to 1 million species are threatened with extinction in the coming decades.

One in 12 people already lives below the international poverty line of $2.15 per day.

Stabilizing population plays an important role in confronting the world’s climate crisis.

Check out our latest publications!

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Hannah, Florence, and the Women for Conservation team with the women's collective in Campano.

A women-led movement for a better future: Women for Conservation field report

Population Connection Senior Analyst Hannah Evans reports on a site visit to El Dorado Nature Reserve in the Sierra Nevada with Women for Conservation, our Global Partner based in Colombia.…

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COP30: What were the outcomes?

This year’s international climate conference, COP30, wrapped up in Belém, Brazil, last weekend. Following the failure of previous COPs to deliver the ambition and action needed to avert catastrophic climate…

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2025 Virtual Event Archive

Virtual events are an easy and accessible way for you to learn more about population issues, connect with Population Connection staff, and meet others interested in working together for a more sustainable future for our planet.

Since 2020, we’ve engaged with our supporters by hosting a variety of virtual events to stay up-to-date on issues relating to our work. We’ve heard presentations from speakers working in the fields of conservation, reproductive rights, public health, demography, and more! Visit our event archive to view recordings, presentation slides, and speaker bios from some of our recent events.

Event Archive Available Here
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Conservative pronatalists’ push for more births is all kinds of wrong

The Trump administration claims it is “pro-family,” but its actions only hurt families. The true motivation of the conservative movement pushing for higher birthrates is to deepen the systemic inequalities…

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What are the top countries for gender equality?

The world is still far from achieving gender equality, with some countries doing a lot better than others. Here we take a look at which nations have the highest gender…

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Year at a glance

8,000+ Activists

Population Connection Action Fund mobilized thousands of activists through petitions, marches, volunteer meetings, and partner-led events.

10,000+ Educators

Population Education hosted workshops for more than 11,000 K-12 educators throughout the U.S. and Canada, providing them with the materials and resources they need to teach PopEd in their classrooms.

900+ Supporters

Membership Relations engaged with our supporter base through 20 virtual events this year, including book club discussions and webinars featuring our Global Partners, guest speakers, and PopConnect staff.

Check out our previous Year at a Glance pages to learn more about all we accomplished in the past few years. These achievements were made possible with your support!

2024 Highlights 2023 Highlights

2022 Highlights 2021 Highlights