International Migration Is Reshaping
United States, Global Economy
PRB’s 2006 World Population Data Sheet reveals that more migration will occur between developing countries.
Population Reference Bureau, Aug. 17, 2006 Bill Butz, president
Carl Haub, senior demographer
Rachel Nugent, technical director of health and economics Linda Jacobsen, director of domestic programs
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In the Developed Countries, There Are Fewer and Fewer Young People, but More and More Elderly.
Population by age and sex, more developed countries, 2005
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (2005).
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The Young Population in Developing Countries Has Great Potential for Growth.
Population by age and sex, less developed countries, 2005
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (2005).
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Global Population Growth:
A Developing-Country Phenomenon
World population, 1950-2050 (projected)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (2005).
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A Long Period of Low Birth Rates in Germany Has Resulted in Greatly Reduced Numbers of Youth.
Population by age and sex, Germany, 2005
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (2005).
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If Current Fertility and Immigration Rates Continue to 2050, Germany’s Population Will Age Dramatically.
Population by age and sex, Germany, 2050 (if fertility and net migration remain at current levels)
Source: Population Reference Bureau projections.
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Foreign-Born Populations Are Generally Rising
in the Industrialized World …
Percent of population foreign-born, Canada, Ireland, and Spain, 1960-2005
Source: United Nations Population Division.
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… But Foreign-Born Populations Are Also Rising in the Developing World.
Percent of population foreign-born, Gabon and Malaysia, 1960-2005
Source: United Nations Population Division.
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Migration Within the Developing World Occurs for Many Reasons.
Differences in fertility rates
Economic conditions
Conflict
Rural to urban movement
Ethnic patterns
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Today’s ‘Youth Bulge’ Will Become Tomorrow’s
Labor Force.
Population by age and sex, Pakistan, 2005 and 2050
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, CD-ROM Edition, Extended Dataset (2005).
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