Where Poverty and Inequality Intersect in the U.S.

This Population Bulletin investigates the intersection between demography and inequality in the United States, with a focus on regional patterns and differences by age, race/ethnicity, gender, and family structure.

A convergence of demographic trends and disparities is contributing to a new economic reality for the U.S. population, characterized by higher levels of poverty and inequality. Population aging, growing racial/ethnic diversity, changing family structure, and regional population shifts are changing t…

This PRB Population Bulletin explains why people cross national borders, the effects of international migration on sending and receiving countries, and the struggle to improve migration management. Also online: new infographic on global migration trends.

In the U.S., remaining life expectancy at age 25, an important overall indicator of adult population health, is about a decade shorter for people who do not have a high school degree compared with those who have completed college.

This Population Bulletin explains the demographic dividend in terms of demographic changes, investments in human capital, and economic and governance policies. It highlights the experiences of Asian and Latin American countries in achieving their dividends and considers the prospects for African nat…

This Population Bulletin examines the dramatic changes in U.S. household structure in the last 70 years, and how households differ by important characteristics such as age, race and ethnicity, and education.

World population has surpassed 7 billion, and we are in the midst of history's most rapid population expansion. The sixth billion and the seventh billion were added in record time—only 12 years for each milestone.

This Bulletin looks at the four phases of the demographic transition, focusing on implications for human well-being: Uganda (high birth rate, fluctuating death rate); Guatemala (declining birth and death rates); India (approaching replacement-level fertility); and Germany (low or very low birth and …

This Population Bulletin examines the current and future U.S. population ages 65 and older and considers the costs and implications of America's aging population.

This Population Bulletin Update is a follow-up to 1997's Population Bulletin, "Generations of Diversity: Latinos in the United States," and provides new data and analysis on the U.S. Latino population and its diversity, their socioeconomic status, and issues of identity.

This Population Bulletin looks beyond employment and income and examines other important aspects of people's lives, including educational attainment, homeownership, commuting, marriage, fertility, and migration trends.

This Population Bulletin provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intraurban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers.