Teaching Pack: An Introduction to Population Dynamics

These data publications, published by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), provide access to global datasets of demographic indicators produced by the United Nations Population Division, including data to assess population trends at the global, regional, and national levels. They also include other key indicators for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision is accompanied by a briefing of…

In the third of three videos on basic population dynamics, Professor Sue J. Goldie discusses the age structure of populations. She walks students through a graphical representation of a population pyramid, showing the male and female population plotted by age. Using Bangladesh as a stylized example, a comparison is made between the shape of the population pyramid now, to the shape of the pyramid in 1960 (high fertility and high mortality rates) and the shape…

This video serves as a brief introduction to a three part series on basic population dynamics. In the three videos, Professor Sue J. Goldie introduces the drivers of population dynamics and demographic change, the demographic transition and population growth, and the implications of population age structure. The three video series includes: Population Dynamics [14:28] Population Growth [12:00] Population Age Structure [15:02] Companion resources include selected reports and articles, data portals and interactives, country profiles, and…