Programs

Demographic techniques of direct standardization and decomposition to assess the impact of several key demographic and family background characteristics on the change in the share of U.S. adults ages 25 to 64 with a postsecondary degree.

A local labor market database on scientists and engineers, including data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the 100-largest counties, 50-largest cities, and 50-largest metropolitan areas.

Life table statistics summarizing the employment dynamics for various population groups representing the academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce.

Past seminars are archived, and in many cases, you can watch or listen to the presentations.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's Population and Poverty (PopPov) Research Initiative enhanced research and policy communication in population, reproductive health, and economic development.

The Evidence Project uses implementation science—the strategic generation, translation, and use of evidence—to improve family planning policies, programs, and practices. Led by the Population Council, the five-year project (2013–2018) is investigating which strategies work best in improving, expanding, and sustaining family planning services.

The goals of this project, which began in May 2016, are to facilitate investment in effective policy and program interventions for youth family planning (FP) and to improve the use of data and evidence for FP advocacy.

With support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Population Reference Bureau is working to build capacity for evidence-based leadership on the demographic dividend in sub-Saharan African countries and to ensure coordination of related demographic dividend activities in the region.

The publication provides an overview of key data findings about population, education, employment, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and gender and social protection issues, and has 45 country profiles.

The BRIDGE project provided influential audiences in these countries and in the international development community with up-to-date information and the skills to interpret and use it for improving health policies and practices.

With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, PRB is working to provide French speakers in West and Central Africa with additional access to materials that highlight population, reproductive health, and family planning issues.

By increasing the flow of accurate, understandable information about population, family planning, and reproductive health to policy audiences, IDEA enhances efforts carried out by civil society, the public sector, the development community, and donors.

The RENEW Project (Reenergizing Nutrition—Expanding Worldwide) is a global initiative that focuses on combating malnutrition in mothers and children (0-24 months) in developing countries.

TFP2020 initiative, a global partnership, continues to frame the discussions and move toward tangible results as governments, civil society, and technical institutions all work to reduce barriers and bring family planning to an additional 120 million women and girls in the poorest countries by 2020.

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) program, initiated in 2001 with funding from the Ford Foundation, responds to the region's need for timely and objective information on population, socioeconomic, and reproductive health issues.