25 January 2010

This decade filled with growing economic prosperity
Today's Zaman - Turkey
Infant mortality rates, an indicator of the overall health condition of a country, are still at a high 21 deaths per 1,000 live births, or 110th in the world according the United Nations population division.,…(25 January 2010)

21 January 2010

Elderly to Outnumber Children for First Time in 2045, UN Says
Bloomberg.com - USA
The proportion of the world’s population older than 60 years will reach 22 percent over the next four decades from 11 percent in 2009 and 8 percent in 1950, the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in the report, titled World Population Ageing 2009,…(11 January 2010)

20 January 2010

UN: Bulgaria Faces Demographic Crisis over Ageing Population
Novinite Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
A new report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has shown that Bulgaria is facing a serious demographic crisis as it has one of the most ageing populations in the world…(18 January 2010)
EU population totalled 501 million on January first
MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency - Uruguay
According to the Population division from the United Nations Department of economic and social affairs, the most populated countries include: China with 1.335. 5 billion; India with 1.175.75 billion; US, 308 million; Indonesia, 231.3 million; Brazil, 192.4 million; Russia, 141.915 million and Japan, 127.53 million. ,…(20 January 2010)

19 January 2010

O mundo está a envelhecer, os países pobres também
O Público - Portugal
o que o último relatório sobre o envelhecimento produzido pela Divisão da População das Nações Unidas vem dizer é que a tendência é mundial e sente-se também em países menos desenvolvidos,…(19 January 2010)

18 January 2010

We should not miss the train
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
The UN Population Division has identified four historical shifts that will fundamentally alter the world's population in the next four decades,…(3 January 2010)
Population trends: lessons for RP
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Philippines
The UN Population Division (UNPD) states, “The primary consequence of fertility decline, especially if combined with increases in life expectancy, is population ageing. It adds, “Globally, the number of persons aged 60 years or over is expected almost to triple” between 2005 and 2050.,…(2 January 2010)
'Foreign Affairs" Sees New Population Bomb
Manila Times - Philippines
The United Nations Population Division now projects that global population growth will nearly halt by 2050. By that date, the world’s population will have stabilized at 9.15 billion people, according to the “medium growth” variant of the UN’s authoritative population database World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision.,…(10 January 2010)
Policy makers must see error of population control
Manila Times - Philippines
The UN Population Division projects that by 2020 the TFR will drop to 2.29—just a breath away from the replacement level of 2.1. …(10 January 2010)
Growing urbanisation brings business risks
Lloyd's News Centre - UK
Between 2007 and 2050, the world population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion, according to data from the United Nations’ Population Division.…(13 January 2010)
Medical Care Technologies Inc. Launches Secure Care-Giving Technology to Promote Independent Living
Yacht Vacations and Charters Magazine - USA
According to the United Nations Population Division estimates, 30 percent of the population of China will be older than sixty by 2050, compared to only 25 percent of the U.S. population... (14 January 2010)
A simple family size solution
Globe and Mail- Canada
When we say that the world currently has 6,796,500,000 people, or when we point out that, as of 2007, there were more urbanites than country-dwellers in the world, or that the average human lifespan has jumped from 45 years a century ago to 67 today, we are unknowingly citing Ms. Zlotnik's work as head of the United Nations Population Division.
,…(15 January 2010)