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Population Challenges and Development Goals


Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations 2005

 

Available online as PDF file [70p.] at: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/pop_challenges/Population_Challenges.pdf 

 


World population reached 6.5 billion in 2005. But considerable diversity in population size and growth lies behind this number. The population of many countries,

particularly those in Africa and Asia, will increase greatly in the coming decades. In contrast, owing to below-replacement fertility levels, some developed countries are expected to experience significant population decline. 

 

Half the world's population is expected to live in urban areas by 2007. The number of very large urban agglomerations is increasing. Nonetheless, about half of all urban-dwellers live in small settlements with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants. In addition to becoming more urban, the world population is also becoming older and the proportion of older persons is expected to continue rising well into the twenty-first century..."

 

 

Content: 

Introduction 

Part One - WORLD DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS

I. Population size and growth 

II. Urbanization and city growth 

III. Population ageing 

IV. Fertility and contraception. 

V. Mortality, including HIV/AIDS 

VI. International migration 

VII. Population policies

VIII. Conclusions to part one 

Part Two - ACHIEVING THE INTERNATIONALLY AGREED DEVELOPMENT GOALS

IX. Population trends relevant for development 

X. Importance of human rights 

XI. Achieving sustainable development and ensuring environmental sustainability 

XII. Eradication of poverty 

XIII. Reduction of hunger 

XIV. Achievement of universal primary education

XV. Gender equality and the empowerment of women. 

XVI. Improvement of health

XVII. Challenges of changing population and age distributions 

XVIII. Developing a global partnership for development 

XIX. Conclusions to part two

 



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