A 2024 survey by Population Connection found: 🔹 Most people want smaller families 🔹 But 45% worry about population growth due to poverty and resource strain 🔹 Only 15% named low fertility as a top global challenge ⬇️

Biodiversity loss is a crisis on par with climate change but receives far less attention. Due to human activity, species of animals and plants are going extinct so fast that scientists have declared a #sixthmassextinction, also called the #Anthropocene. ⬇️ populationconnection.org/why-populati...

Pretending demography doesn’t matter while our emissions soar is to be complicit in a future that renders large swaths of the planet uninhabitable, where the poorest people will pay the steepest price. ⬇️ populationconnection.org/blog/the-ove...

Famous primatologist and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall was also a longstanding supporter of empowering population solutions, having witnessed over decades how rapid population growth is destroying the natural habitat of her beloved chimpanzees.

The #SDGs Report 2025 finds that only 18% of targets are on track to be met by their 2030 deadline. Alarmingly, the same proportion of targets have gotten worse relative to 2015, while the rest are either stagnating or progressing much too slowly. 👇 populationconnection.org/blog/five-ye...

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The U.S. stepping back from global human rights accountability is unacceptable. As countries gather for today’s #HRC Item 6 General Debate in Geneva, the world will notice our absence. We stand committed to advancing #HumanRights at home. #UPR @stateinnovation.org

Climate change disproportionately affects women’s health—raising risks from heat stress, food insecurity, maternal complications, and more. Check out this awesome interactive map compiling 130 climate change studies.

We are live with WINGS Guatemala. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh1V...

See you in a few? ⬇️ populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In our final 2025 meeting, we'll discuss "Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion". Gabrielle Blair aims to shift the #abortion debate by arguing that men, not women, are responsible for all unwanted pregnancies. Register NOW! populationconnection-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Human-caused climate change presents an urgent & growing existential risk to life on Earth. By burning fossil fuels & deforesting vast areas, we've raised concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to levels unprecedented in at least 800k years. 👇 populationconnection.org/why-populati...

More than 315,000 children in the US, some as young as 10 - were married between 2000 and 2021. Nearly all were girls wed to adult men. Child marriage is child abuse, and it must end in every state. #EndChildMarriage 👇 www.unchainedatlast.org/2-per-1000-u...

27-year-old Mama Odiana Nuban was surprised to learn she was pregnant again just 5 months after having her first baby. The pregnancy was unplanned because she'd to wait for her husband’s approval to use contraception. By the time the decision was made, it was too late.  www.ipas.org/news/empower...

Opinion: Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay—Until Our Economy Works for Everyone, says CPC Director Karen Benjamin Guzzo. www.newsweek.com/low-birth-ra...

We're spotlighting our partner, WINGS Guatemala! From expanding access to family planning in remote communities to empowering adolescents and adults with vital health education, WINGS is making a huge difference for thousands of people in Guatemala. populationconnection.org/virtual-even...

No one had informed this 12-year-old girl about the painful procedure she'd go through, the healing process, & how it'd change her life. Without her consent, she was mutilated, and her family would later tell her that she was “clean” and “marriageable.” ⬇️ populationconnection.org/article/glob...

"Everything is still there. We're mapping all legal options to prevent the destruction of usable products & to enable their re-use, e.g., through humanitarian organizations that have the necessary certificates to take over, repackage..." Belgian Foreign Ministry

The growth of the human population over time can be depicted by what is known as the population J-curve, which shows how sharply our population has risen in the last 200+ years. 👇 populationconnection.org/learn/popula...

Slowing population growth could prevent 68.9 gigatons of CO₂ emissions by 2050. That’s one of the most powerful climate solutions we have. #ClimateAction #FamilyPlanning #GirlsEducation 👇 populationconnection.org/why-populati...

Many people worry about overpopulation. But an increasing number, especially in rich countries, fret about demographic shrinkage. There are several reasons to doubt the doomsayers

Join our next virtual Site Visit! Learn how our partner WINGS Guatemala expands #familyplanning access and health education in Guatemala in remote communities. WINGS is making a profound difference for thousands of people in Guatemala. 👇 populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

As a boy growing up along the southern coast of England, wild spaces weren’t some far-off dream. They were just a short walk from his front door. “I’d collect bugs, watch birds, track frogs and snakes...” But over time, he watched that land shrink. More⬇️ populationconnection.org/article/pres...

Overfishing. Water scarcity. #Pollution. Population growth intensifies environmental stress — but solutions exist. Education, health care, and voluntary family planning build resilience. 👇

8.2 billion people and counting. Population growth + overconsumption = twin drivers of global crises. Let’s empower communities with education, health care, and family planning. #ReproductiveRights #PopulationConnection

"Population collapse”? Not even close. Population is still growing by 70+ million annually. Small families won’t sink the U.S. but cutting reproductive health programs will. THAT’S the real extinction threat. President’s Note. 👇

257 million women want to avoid pregnancy but lack access to contraception. Universal access to reproductive health care is key to human rights & climate resilience. #EmpowerWomen 👇

Every quarter, Population Connection Magazine delivers cutting‑edge analysis. Sent to members of Congress and thousands of libraries, it amplifies voices pushing for population stabilization and policy change. 👇

Young people are getting the message loud and clear: Religious ideology takes precedence over their health, well-being and rights.

The UN plays a central role in projecting population trends and shaping goals for sustainable development and population stabilization. We’re proud to hold special consultative status through ECOSOC—a seat at the table where the world tackles big challenges.

Billionaires + right-wingers push a fake “population collapse” crisis. Meanwhile, the real threat is the #6thMassExtinction — driven by human #populationgrowth + climate chaos. Black crested gibbons? Only ~1,500 left. Read more in our Sept issue — out today! populationconnection.org/magazine/sep...

Stay informed and inspired with our blog, covering the latest in population trends, reproductive rights, environmental justice, family planning, and more—for real insight into complex population dynamics. 👇

Join our year‑round virtual events — from webinars and film screenings to training courses. These accessible sessions connect you with staff and experts to explore population issues and collaborate for a sustainable future. 👇

Since 2013, our Global Partners Program has funded effective grassroots organizations working to expand access to reproductive health, #familyplanning, and public health services across the globe. 👇

It took until 1804 for the world to reach 1 billion people, yet since then, we've soared. Small shifts in fertility now could change our future: high projection — 14 billion by 2100; low peak at 8.9 billion in 2052, then decline. 👇

🌍 The World of 8 Billion Contest is OPEN! 📹 Grades 6–12 | 🎬 60-sec videos ⚡ Energy | 🌿 Wetlands | 💰 Economics 📅 Deadline: March 4, 2026 ➡️ Details: buff.ly/ZNM0IV0 #WorldOf8Billion #StudentVoices #GlobalEd #edusky #sschat #edusci

“We will not rest until everyone can make their own choices about whether and when to have children. Until no woman dies while pregnant or giving birth. Until every girl can stay in school & out of marriage.” We are going to miss UNFPA's Dr. Natalia Kanem!

The Trump administration is embracing increasingly worrying measures to try to raise the US birth rate. The growth of far-right #pronatalism presents a threat to #reproductivehealth. Population Connection is monitoring new developments & documenting them. 👇 populationconnection.org/learn/pronat...

The usual arguments against #depopulation focus on socioeconomic concerns, such as shrinking workforces, a growing proportion of elderly dependents, reduced #economicgrowth & Social Security and Medicare insolvency. See Dean Spears' esoteric arguments.⬇️

The real crisis isn’t fewer babies — it’s mass species loss. Humanity is thriving; our planet’s biodiversity isn’t. At Population Connection, we argue that lower fertility is a very positive development because it is driven by choice. ⬇️ populationconnection.org/blog/no-huma...

How has your August been going? Are you worn out from the dismal news cycle and relentless heatwaves? Us too. This month has really tested us. Your #LaborDay weekend read.👇

The Future of Healthy Aging and Retirement knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-... Features Olivia S. Mitchell and discusses work by PARC Co-Director Norma B. Coe @PensionResearch.bsky.social @PennMEHP.bsky.social @PennPSC.bsky.social

This week, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it decided not to protect gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains under the federal Endangered Species Act. www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/laws...

The world is far from achieving gender equality, with some countries doing a lot better than others. Here we look at nations with the highest gender equity scores based on reproductive health, education, & participation in the labor market & decision-making. populationconnection.org/blog/what-ar...

Since 2007, Maya Health Alliance, has been advancing quality healthcare services in rural Guatemala. Their community-based approach combines medicine, culture, and language to overcome barriers to care & improve women’s health. Missed this enlightening talk? 🎥 ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rirw...

"Climate change, population growth & increasing water scarcity will put pressure on food supply as most of the freshwater used, about 70% on average, is used for agriculture (it takes between 2000 and 5000 liters of water to produce a person’s daily food)." United Nations #WorldWaterWeek.

Land wrangles & conflicts, murders, fraud, indecent & primitive land use patterns, environmental destruction for example wetlands, forests, rivers, game parks among others are the order of the day in the country. All can be attributed to population explosion...⬇️ chimpreports.com/blog-dangers...?

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Each year, 12 million girls are married before they reach 18. #ChildMarriage leads to early & frequent childbearing & a life of unpaid subsistence work & child rearing - that’s only if girls survive young motherhood. How do we end the gross #genderinequality?

Our team unpacked the latest projections from the 2024 UN World Population Prospects report. Watch here. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=drD6...