Population data sheet 2023
The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as fertility,
Population Trends
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Meeting India’s future needs of electricity through renewable energy sources
In this article, an attempt is made to answer the question: Can renewable energy sources eventually supply India’s electricity needs in the future? The estimates made here indicate that even with a frugal
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Asian development outlook 2011 update: preparing for demographic transition
The annual Asian Development Outlook presents an analysis of developing Asia’s recent economic performance plus its prospects for the next two years. This Update shows whether these forecasts were met,
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Millions of Asians escape poverty despite crisis
More than 245 million Asians were lifted out of extreme poverty in the last five years despite the global economic crisis, the Asian Development Bank said, citing the region's brisk economic growth. China,
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Water crisis, surging population prompt rethink on food: UN
Population growth and water stress are driving Earth to a food and environmental crunch that only better farming techniques and smarter use of the ecosystem will avert, a UN report issued on Monday said.
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Population rise and growing water scarcity in India – revised estimates and required initiatives
<p> Preliminary results of the 2011 census released recently by the Government of India show that the current population is higher than the earlier projections. As the requirement of water chiefly
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Countrys total population stands at 14.23 crore
The population of Bangladesh now stands at 14, 23,19,000, according to the preliminary report on Population and Housing Census, 2011 revealed on Saturday. The 5th census was held on March 15-19 this year across the country. The report revealed that of the total population, 7,12,55,000 are male while 7,10,64,000 are female, said Planning Minister AK Khandker while revealing the findings of the pr
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Census data shows numbers rising more in urban areas
Affirming the trend of migration of people from villages to big cities and towns, the provisional figures of Census 2011 reveal that for the first time, India has added more people in urban centres than in rural areas over a decade. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people living in urban areas increased from 286 million to 377 million, a rise of 91 million.
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Projections of global health outcomes from 2005 to 2060 using the International Futures integrated forecasting model
The objective of this study is to develop an integrated health forecasting model as part of the International Futures (IFs) modelling system.
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Dubious assumptions prime population bomb
The United Nations says there could be 10 billion people on Earth by the end of the century. Fred Pearce finds problems in its analysis.
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U.N. Forecasts 10.1 Billion People by Centurys End
The population of the world, long expected to stabilize just above 9 billion in the middle of the century, will instead keep growing and may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100, the United Nations projected in a report released Tuesday. Children at a community clinic in the village of Kanaja in Malawi on Sept. 7, 2009.