The world’s populations

The effect of masculinization of births on the marriage market

By 2050 in China and India, the number of single men seeking to marry is expected to exceed the number of eligible women by over 50%. This suggests the degree of marriage market saturation.

The genetic history of South America’s Afro-American populations: the emblematic case of the “Noirs Marrons” [Maroons, descendants of runaway slaves from Africa] in French Guiana and Suriname

Several historical sources attest that between 1526 and 1875 approximately seven million Africans were displaced to South America as slaves. While we have documents indicating the ports they left from, we still do not know with certainty which countries they came from within Africa and the degree to which the slaves and their descendants mixed with the surrounding populations.

Abortion across the world

In 2014, about 56 millions abortions were performed accross the world. Slightly under half were high-risk abortions.

Entry into adulthood of immigrants from French Guiana [FR]

Short conference by Frank Temporal (INED) July 2014, at INED Duration: 13’20"

Total population

Projections

Population, births, deaths