Population Council Applauds Repeal of Mexico City Policy
The Population Council applauds the recent executive action of the United States (U.S.) Government to rescind the Mexico City Policy, to resume funding to the United Nations Population Foundation [...]
The Impact of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme’s Coverage Policy on Modern Contraceptive Use
Despite decades of investment in family planning programs across sub-Saharan Africa, access to modern contraceptives remains constrained by cost, particularly for long-acting reversible [...]
Applications open for new editors for Population and Development Review
Call for Applications — Population and Development Review Deadline: March 16, 2026 The Population Council invites applications for Editors, Population and Development Review [...]
Whistleblower Policy
Summary It is the policy of the Population Council that the Council will not retaliate1 against any whistleblower2 who reports or undertakes protected actions3 [...]
Drivers of Population Change in Central and Eastern Europe
While shrinking population increasingly affects more and more countries around the world, there is a significant geographical concentration in this respect. Most states [...]
The Limits of Gridded Data for Tracking Population Shifts: Evidence from China
High-resolution gridded population estimates are increasingly used in research and for applications that require fine spatial detail and frequent updates. Since the first [...]
A Conversation with the Population Council’s Co-Presidents
In May, the Population Council’s Board of Trustees appointed Patricia C. Vaughan and James Sailer as Co-Presidents of the Council. Pat and Jim [...]
Celebrating 50 years of Population and Development Review
The essays collected in this volume celebrate the 50th anniversary of the journal Population and Development Review (PDR). The launching of PDR in [...]
Statement from the Population Council on the US President’s Executive Orders
For more than 70 years, the Population Council has delivered rigorous research and evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of underserved [...]
The Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research Implements an End-to-End Approach to Product Development
Comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare supports women on whether, when, and how many children they want to have throughout their 30+ year reproductive [...]
The Population Council Appoints Dr. Rana Hajjeh as President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10th, 2024 Media Contact: Joe Shaffner, Director of Communications, Population Council, pubinfo@popcouncil.org New York, New York - [...]
Population Council Welcomes Professor Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue as New Trustee
The Population Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue to its Board of Trustees. Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue is [...]