The Demographic Dividend, Revisited

The demographic dividend becomes possible when fertility declines sufficiently to increase the number of the working age population relative to the rest of the population and to reduce the investments needed to care for children (an improvement in the dependency ratios).

People migrate in response to immediate disasters as well as to longer-term environmental strains. Humanitarian aid can potentially reduce the need for both kinds of migration.

In 2012 the government of Kenya passed a landmark policy to manage its rapid population growth.

This infographic highlights key global migration trends in PRB's Population Bulletin, "The Global Challenge of Managing Migration," and the numbers behind them.

In this webinar, Philip Martin, author of the PRB Population Bulletin "The Global Challenge of Managing Migration," discussed global trends in migration.

Israel's demographic patterns and trends are unique, reflecting the complex political, cultural, and religious future of the region.

Human trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labor is now on the agenda of dozens of governments worldwide. That was not the case 10 to 20 years ago, says Frank Laczko, head of migration research at the International Organization for Migration in Geneva.

Phil Martin, professor and chair of the Comparative Immigration and Integration Program at University of California, Davis, talks about the global challenge of managing migration.

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.

Heidi Worley, senior writer/editor at PRB, spoke with Jeremy Shiffman, Visiting Scholar at PRB, and professor of public administration and policy at American University in Washington, D.C., about his current research on global health networks.

In this installment of Distilled Demographics, Carl Haub, senior demographer at PRB, breaks down the dynamics of population momentum, explaining its causes and effects.

Richard Cincotta, a demographer-in-residence at The Stimson Center, talked with PRB about about population and the rise and stability of liberal democracy.