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Which U.S. States Have the Oldest Populations?

While southern states are regarded as retirement magnets, eight of the 10 states with the highest percentages of older residents are not in the South. What’s driving these regional patterns?

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Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health

PDF. Lesson Plan. 2021 World Population Data Sheet

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PowerPoint. Lesson Plan 2021 World Population Data Sheet

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Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health

Population Age Structure and Pathways to Inclusive, Effective Governance

Among countries with a youthful population, a window of opportunity to achieve key development goals opens across four sectors―health, education, the economy, and governance―as fertility declines and the age structure of the population gets older.

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Population Bulletin vol 75. no.1 : An Introduction to Demography

PRB’s latest Population Bulletin provides a basic understanding of demography and demographic processes, including fertility, mortality, and migration, and their effects on the world.

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