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Launch of World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision
The 2018 Revision, launched on 16 May, provides updated and comprehensive estimates and projections of the urban and rural populations of all countries and of major urban agglomerations.
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Press Briefing 
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Director's Statement
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Facebook Interview with the Director
51st Session Commission on Population and Development
New York, 9-13 April 2018 - Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration
The release of three data sets on Family Planning and Marital Status
World Contraceptive Use 2018
Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2018
Estimates and Projections of Women of Reproductive Age Who Are Married or in a Union 2018
International Migration Report 2017 (Highlights)
The 2017 report analyzes levels and trends in international migration, discusses the contribution of net migration to overall population change and presents updated information on the status of ratification of relevant international instruments.
Household Size and Composition Around the World 2017: Data Booklet
A new data booklet presenting household size and household composition for 199 countries or areas circa 2010 or most recent available data
Recent and Forthcoming Events
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Population Association of America 2018 Annual Meeting
Denver, CO, 26-28 April 2018
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Sixteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration
New York, 15-16 February 2018
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International Migrants Day, 2017: Background, resources, messages and events
New York, 18 December 2017
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Measuring the SDG Indicator on Countries with Well-Managed Migration Policies
Bangkok, Thailand, 8 November 2017 (ESCAP)
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IUSSP XXVIII - 2017 International Population Conference
Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October - 4 November 2017
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Expert Group Meeting on "Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration"
New York, 7-8 September 2017
Data
- Household Size and Composition 2017
- Living Arrangements 2017
- Profiles of Ageing 2017
- Population Trends
- Urban/Rural Population by Age & Sex
- Urban/Rural Population
- International Migrant Stock
- Global Migration Database
- Pop & Dev Database 2014
- Ageing & Dev Database 2015
- World Contraceptive Use
- World Fertility Data
- World Marriage Data
- Pop Policies Datasets
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