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American
Immigration
The who, why, when and where of people migrating to the USA.
The American Immigration Home Page was started as a part of a school project
for a 10th grade American History Class. The project was meant to give information
as to how immigrants were treated, and why they decided to go to America.
CENSUS - U.S. POP Clock Projection
Resident
population of the USA *NOW* and the demographic assumptions made to obtain the
figure, such as birth and death rates.
US Census Bureau
From
this page you can access population data and pyramids for all the countries of
the world. The output is in printer friendly format. Includes birth and death,
projected 2025 values and gender variations.
Demographic
Transition (1)
An online tutorial and explanation of the demographic
transition model, produced by a UK school. Contains clear introductions to the
different stages, and concluded with a comparison between the demographic transition
model and population pyramids.
Demographic
Transition Model (2)
This is more complex look at the model, but has the
advantage of large, brightly coloured illustrations, and a number of practical
examples showing the model applied to real life events such as measles mortality
rates in the usa, scurvy in the UK and mortality in Mexico.
Facts Through
Figures
European Union demographic info in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
The data covers a vast range of information about member states of the European
Union (the EU ).
IDB Summary Demographic
Data
World data from the U.S. Census Bureau including the current and
projected population, life expectancy and mortality for countries around the
world.
International Conference
on Population and Development
Also known as I.C.P.D
People and Planet Net
A bright
and informative site covering a range of population related issues from birth
control and reproductive health through to biodiversity and eco-tourism. There
is also a very useful picture gallery and the latest online news about population
issues.
Population Index
Advanced level
reports
Population News
Population Pyramid
of U.S.A. which shows the ageing, and projected ageing, of the population for
the period between 1950 and 2050
Animated graphic for 1950 to 2050
Population Pyramids
Age/Sex
pyramids for almost all countries
Population Reference Bureau
Urban Area Population
and Density Trends: 1950-1990: U.S.A.
U.S.A. Life Expectancy
Statistics
Details of how long people can expect to live in the USA
U.S.A.
Population Density Maps - 1960-1990
U.S.A. Population
Sex Ratios
This is an animated map of the United States of America that
shows the ratio of men to women in 48 of the USA states during the period 1790
to 1990.
U.S.A.
Racial and Ethnic Divides
A interesting article from the American newspaper,The
Washington Post, about immigration to the U.S.A. from Asian and Latin American
countries.
The World Village
This page
imagines that the entire world population was a village of 100 people. What would
the village population look like?
World Population from 1950
to 2050
The USA government census presents population data and estimates
for the world population. The data includes their calculated and predicted annual
growth rates and annual increases in population size.
World Population
Clock
Current estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau
World Population
Density
Map showing population density
World
Population Estimate
Totals and changes since 1900
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