Demography is the study of events that shape the structure of human populations, such as births, age, deaths, fertility rates or income.

Applied demography has recently gained recognition as an emergent specialization among practicing demographers. We argue that applied demography is intrinsically distinct from basic demography because ...

As countries industrialize, their societies through several transitions. The demographic dividend is they payoff that changes the lives of people for the better.

Demography can heighten paranoia and resentment within countries, when one national or ethnic group appears to reproduce faster than another.

In linking to this insightful Patrick Ruffini post about the irrelevance of polling in Democratic primaries this year, Ezra Klein says, "In this race, demography really has been destiny, and that ...

Here's how America's movement toward a 'minority majority' future is remaking the electoral map -- and should continue to make for strange national elections for the next decade or so.

Forecasting economic activity is generally a thankless task - unless you’re using demographics as a modeling foundation, which provides a surprisingly accurate means for looking ahead. That’s ...

The “demographic tides” are, Eberstadt writes, running against the quartet of nations (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) that, oblivious of demography, are exaggerating their future powers.