Population
For many decades, it was thought that the biggest crisis facing humanity was a rapidly growing population. Since then, demographers have come to realize that although a growing population creates challenges, world population growth is actually slowing down, to the point where we can begin to foresee a time when population growth will level off, and may in fact decline. Furthermore, it's resource consumption, particularly by the wealthiest 1 billion, that is driving the problems we face.
World Population Through Time (6:24)
WorldPopulationHistory.orgGlobal Population Growth, Box by Box (TED: 10:15)
Mapping global population growth to 2060 (The Economist: 2:46)
We're winning the war against child mortality (TED-Ed: 15:30)
The World as 100 People
The World as 100 People
(Venngage)
If the World were 100 people
(InnovativeIQ)
If the World were a village of 100 people
(Visually)
Demographic Trends
Gapminder Data Portal
Bubble Chart | Dollar Street | Maps | Answers | Videos
World Population Growth
(OurWorldInData)
Two centuries of rapid global population growth will come to an end (OurWorldInData)
Global Demographic Trends (IMF)
5 Undeniable Long-Term Trends Shaping Society’s Future (Visual Capitalist)
Aging-Urbanization-Wealth-Inequality-Environment
Mapping the World’s Youngest and Oldest Countries
(Visual Capitalist)
Overpopulation: The Human Explosion Explained (6:39)
7 Billion: Filling it up (2:33)
Excellent population and resources lessons for educators:
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (34min)
Malthus, population and the resource base (8:43)
Time Series: Population Density
(Our World In Data)
Wiki: Population Increase 2010-2015
How does the world population clock tick?
AAS | World Pop'n Clock
Population Pyramids and the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
Population Pyramids
(TED Ed 5:01)
PopulationPyramid.net
Interactive pyramids and data for every country over decades
The Demography of World Population, 1950-2100 (OurWorldInData)
Animated Chart: China’s Aging Population (1950-2100) (Visual Capitalist)
Thailand and Rwanda Age Structure Comparison
(PRB 3:28)
Qatar - the world's weirdest population pyramid (2:20)
The Demographic Transition Model explained
(Geography Lessons 4:36)
The Demographic Transition Model - Interactive ArcGIS Story
Indicators of Quality of Life has been moved to the new page Development →
The Emerging Global Middle Class
The unprecedented expansion of the global middle class
Brookings Institute
A global tipping point: Half the world is now middle class or wealthier (Brookings Institute)
Hans Rosling: The Magic Washing Machine
(YouTube 9min)
The Global Middle Class is Growing (PEW 2min)
Reshaping China's Economy: Middle class and economic transformation
The Rising Middle Class Transforming Filipino Society (TheJourneyman 6:27)
Migration
World Migration
Migration and Refugees
World101: Migration Explained (4:11)
Charting Culture (Nature: 5:36)
Refugees
Environmental Migration (Lespace mondiale SciencesPo)
Migrant Remittances
(Lespace mondiale SciencesPo)
Displaced Persons
(Lespace mondiale SciencesPo)