Population Policies
Well-designed government policies are critical for implementing the Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development and for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Population Division monitors government views and policies concerning a range of population issues, including population size and growth, population distribution by age, fertility and marriage, reproductive health and family planning, health and mortality, spatial distribution and urbanization, and internal and international migration. The Population Division has conducted the United Nations Inquiry among Governments on Population and Development since 1963. The Division updates the data set World Population Policies on a regular basis.
Data and facts
- Sexual and reproductive health programmes and policies for adolescents. Population Facts No. 2018/2
- Policies to influence fertility and promote work-family balance 2017 Infochart
- International Migration Policies 2017 Data Booklet
- Reproductive Health Policies 2017 Data Booklet
- Government policies to raise or lower the fertility level. Population Facts No. 2017/10
- Policies on international migration, Population Facts No. 2017/7
- Despite overall expansion in the legal grounds for abortion, policies remain restrictive in many countries. Population Facts No. 2014/1
- Changing landscape of international migration policies. Population Facts No. 2013/5
- Changes in government views and policies on population since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. Population Facts No. 2013/1
- Speeding progress on the Millennium Development Goals. Population Facts No. 2010/1
Publications
- World Population Policies 2021: Policies related to fertility
- Health sector challenges and policies in the context of ageing populations, Technical Paper No. 2021/03
- World Population Policies 2019
- World Population Policies 2019 Report
- World Population Policies 2019 Highlights
- Methodology for SDG indicator 10.7.2 reporting on migration policies. Technical Paper No. 2019/03
- World Population Policies 2017 Report
- World Population Policies 2017 Highlights
- World Population Policies 2015 Report
- World Population Policies 2015 Highlights
Events
26 October 2020 to 27 October 2020
02 November 2015 to 03 November 2015