The July 2024 edition of the UN's biannual report outlining national, regional, and global projections of how the world’s population will likely change through the rest of this century. At Population Institute, we’ve identified seven important takeaways. youtu.be/bj4Om9-O3qE?si…

📰NEW: In a blog post on the recently re-launched New Security Beat at The Stimson Center PI’s President & CEO Kathleen Mogelgaard discusses why changing demographics should not lead to alarmist rhetoric around population decline. Read here: newsecuritybeat.org/2025/07/the-da…

Population Institute is thrilled to welcome Melina Benjamin as our new Communications Associate!

NEW POLICY BRIEF / In Afghanistan, a perfect storm of the Taliban’s brutal system of gender apartheid, economic insecurity, & climate disasters has worsened humanitarian conditions & continues to threaten Afghan women’s & girls’ health. Read it here: tinyurl.com/reprosbrief

On this #InternationalYouthDay, we highlight some of the voices of young women from around the world, featured in our Empower Youth report, who are engaged in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Read their stories here: populationinstitute.org/resource/empow…

We’re excited to share highlights from an event this summer co-sponsored with Foreign Policy, “Demographic Realities: The Truth About Global Population Trends.” Hear from industry leaders in this recap video: youtu.be/22QlOVJYBpA?si…

In her opinion piece for GirlTalkHQ, Annie Piscitelli, Stanback Fellow at PI, rebukes the Trump admin’s political ideology of pronatalism & explains how it stokes misplaced alarm over declining birthrates & aging populations. 🔗 Read the full op-ed: girltalkhq.com/how-the-fear-m…

Population isn’t declining—it’s continuing to grow globally, but varies across countries. Learn how projected growth (8.5B people by 2030 & 9.6B in 2050) connects to autonomy, gender, & economy, highlighted in our co-sponsored event with Foreign Policy: youtu.be/22QlOVJYBpA?si…