Census and Population
Age-Sex Pyramids
Age-sex pyramids are used to graphically display vital demographic information about a population. Learn the key types and how to find them online.Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Questionnaire
Read the questions the U.S. Census Bureau will be asking in the 2000 Census.Census 2000 is Coming
An overview of all of the activities associated with the U.S. Census 2000.Census Bureau and Me
Your Guide's problems with getting counted by Census 2000.Census U.S.A.
How many people live in your city? Learn how to locate census and demographic data online.China's One-Child Rule
Find out how effective the law has been and what we can expect from China in the future.Congress Rejects Census 2000 Sampling
Politics defines who will and won't be counted in the next census.Countries with the Largest Population
The 23 countries with a population greater than 50 million.The Demographic Transition
This model explains long-term changes in birth and death rates.Displaced Jews in Europe: 1945-1951
Learn about Jewish migration after WWII and the Holocaust.Doubling Time and Population Growth
Growth rates and doubling times are fascinating demographic variables that are used to estimate a country's future population.Largest Counties - Smallest Counties - Largest Metro Areas
The U.S. Census Bureau released 2000 population data for counties and metro areas. See lists of the most populous counties and metropolitan areas and a list of the least populous counties in the U.S.A.Life Expectancy
Find out about this commonly used number that tells us how long we're expected to live. While life expectancy has increased rapidly since the early 1900s, AIDS is making quite a negative impact in many countries.Population Density
Learn the meaning behind the numbers.2000 Census State-By-State Counts
The U.S. Census Bureau releases official 2000 Census state-by-state population and apportionment data.2002 State Population Estimates
The Census Bureau released state population estimates for 2002 - now we can examine states' growth (or decline) since the 2000 Census. While 48 states grew in population, two declined in size! Will Florida oust New York as the third most populous state in the nation?Thomas Malthus on Population
Thomas Robert Malthus is the patron saint of demography; he thought that human population increases much faster than agricultural production, thus the end result is inescapable misery and poverty.World Population Growth
The world's population crosses six billion.You Are Where You Live
The Claritas demographic and marketing system PRIZM sorts the ZIP Codes of the United States into 62 different clusters.