29 June 2008

'Peak oil' theory gains local converts
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
... is likely to reach 9.1 billion by 2050, with most of the increase in developing countries, according to the United Nations Population Division . ... (29 June 2008)

27 June 2008

Pinoys in top 10 foreign populations of 16 countries
Inquirer.net Philippines- Mexico
The World Bank revealed data on the estimated number of migrants – or what it calls “immigrants” – based on the 2005 United Nations Population Division report,…(27 June 2008)

26 June 2008

Has The HIV Epidemic Rate Peaked?
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory,NC,USA
The HIV epidemic appears to have stabilized around the world, according to "Has the HIV epidemic peaked?" published in the June issue of the Population Council’s peer-reviewed journal Population and Development Review. The authors are Population Council Vice President and Distinguished Scholar John Bongaarts and three colleagues affiliated with the United Nations Population Division. (26 June 2008)

23 June 2008

The coming population bust
International Herald Tribune - France
Young children are disappearing from Italian society, and the end isn't in sight. According to one estimate by the UN's Population Division, their numbers will drop to fewer than 1.6 million in 2020, and to 1.3 million by 2050. At that point, they will account for a mere 2.8 percent of the Italian nation. (23 June 2008)

22 June 2008

A world without children
Boston Globe - United States
According to one estimate by the UN's Population Division , their numbers will drop to fewer than 1.6 million in 2020, and to 1.3 million by 2050. ... (22 June 2008)

15 June 2008

How many people are there in the world?
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
Our world population is accelerating at a rate equally astounding to that of the United States, according to the population division of the Department
of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations... (14 June 2008)

10 June 2008

Supplying sustainability
On Line opinion - Australia
The United Nations’ Population Division said that 2007 was the first time in history that more humans lived in urban rather than in rural areas. (10 June 2008)