Division (part of UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) provides up-to-date and scientifically objective information on population and development. Offers guidance to the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Population and Development on population and development issues and undertakes regular studies on population levels, trends, population estimates and projections, population policies and population and development interrelationships.
Web site includes: population data on line including access to the data from the latest revision of the United Nations official World Population Prospects estimates; full-text papers from the UN; details of UN population conferences etc; details of how to order population information in digital form
Also runs information resources:
- United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
- World Population Prospects Population Database (UNPOP)