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51st Session Commission on Population and Development
New York, 9-13 April 2018 - Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration
The online pre-registration will run from 1 November until 16 March 2018
International Migration Report 2017 (Highlights)
The 2017 report analyzes levels and trends in international migration, discusses the contribution of net migration to overall population change and presents updated information on the status of ratification of relevant international instruments.
Household Size and Composition Around the World 2017: Data Booklet
A new data booklet presenting household size and household composition for 199 countries or areas circa 2010 or most recent available data
Policies on Spatial Distribution and Urbanization
A new data booklet presenting selected government policies, strategies and measures to influence the spatial distribution of the population and urbanization.
Making Family Planning Count
An initiative to improve the global communities ability to track progress and improve accessibility of the demographic data required for estimating family planning. [read more]
more..Recent and Forthcoming Events
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International Migrants Day, 2017: Background, resources, messages and events
New York, 18 December 2017 -
Measuring the SDG Indicator on Countries with Well-Managed Migration Policies
Bangkok, Thailand, 8 November 2017 (ESCAP) -
IUSSP XXVIII - 2017 International Population Conference
Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October - 4 November 2017 -
Expert Group Meeting on "Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration"
New York, 7-8 September 2017
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Measuring the SDG Indicator on Countries with Well-Managed Migration Policies
Santiago, Chile, 29 August 2017 (ECLAC) -
Press conference for the launch of the World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, with the Director of the Population Division.
New York, 21 June 2017
Data
- Household Size and Composition 2017
- Living Arrangements 2017
- Profiles of Ageing 2017
- Population Trends
- Urban/Rural Population by Age & Sex
- Urban/Rural Population
- International Migrant Stock
- Global Migration Database
- Pop & Dev Database 2014
- Ageing & Dev Database 2015
- World Contraceptive Use
- World Fertility Data
- World Marriage Data
- Pop Policies Datasets
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