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Arab American Heritage Month: April 2024
Over 3.5 million people identified as Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) in the 2020 Census. The largest Arab groups were Lebanese, Egyptian and Syrian.
Stats for Stories
International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024
From 2000 to 2022, the percentage of women who work as veterinarians, pharmacists, mathematicians, legislators, and chief executives have all increased.
Stats for Stories
Leif Erikson Day (Nordic-American heritage): October 9, 2023
The 2022 American Community Survey estimated 10M people in the U.S. reported Nordic ancestry (Danish, Finnish, Icelander, Norwegian, Scandinavian and Swedish).
Stats for Stories
76th Pakistan Independence Day (1947): August 14, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database estimated the July 1, 2023, population of Pakistan at 247.7M and the United States at 335.0M.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases International Population Estimates and Projections
The U.S. Census Bureau released new population estimates and projections and other demographic data up to the year 2100 for 40 countries and areas in the IDB.
Stats for Stories
World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2023
The 2022 Population Estimates found the resident population under age 1 (shown as 0) was 3,683,113 – up 202,996 from the 2020 Census count of 3,480,117.
Stats for Stories
Mother’s Day: May 14, 2023
The June 2020 Fertility Supplement to the Current Population Survey estimated out of 76M women ages 15 to 50, 41M were mothers who had 89M children ever born.
Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Economists to Present at AEA and ASSA Annual Meetings
U.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA January 6–8.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases New Report on Aging in Asia
A new report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Asia’s population is aging faster than any other world region.
Press Release
Cục Thống Kê Dân Số công bố báo cáo mới về lão hóa dân số ở Châu Á
Một báo cáo mới được Cục Thống Kê Dân Số Hoa Kỳ công bố hôm nay cho thấy dân số Châu Á đang già đi nhanh hơn bất kỳ khu vực nào khác trên thế giới.
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Kawanihan ng Senso Nilabas ang Bagong Ulat Tungkol sa Pagtanda sa Asya
Ipinapakita sa ulat sa araw na ito ng Kawanihan ng Senso ng U.S. na ang populasyon ng Asya ay tumatanda nang mas mabilis kaysa sa ibang rehiyon sa mundo.
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人口普查局发布新的亚洲人口老龄化报告
美国人口普查局今天新发布的报告显示：亚洲人口老龄化的速度比全球任何其他地区都要快。
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人口普查局發佈新的亞洲人口老齡化報告
美國人口普查局今天新發佈的報告顯示：亞洲人口老齡化的速度比全球任何其他地區都要快。
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国勢調査局がアジアの高齢化に関する新たな報告書を発表
アメリカ合衆国国勢調査局が本日発表した新たな報告書では、アジアの人口高齢化が世界の他の地域より急速に進んでいることが示されています。
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인구조사국, 아시아의 고령화에 관한 새로운 보고서 발표
미국 인구조사국이 오늘 발표한 새로운 보고서에 의하면 아시아의 인구는 다른 어떤 세계 지역보다 더 빠르게 고령화되고 있는 것으로 나타났습니다.
Press Release
Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day
The U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will be 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases New Population Projections for 30 Countries and Areas
New population estimates and projections and other demographic data up to the year 2100 for 30 countries and areas in the International Data Base (IDB).
Press Release
U.S. Census Bureau Releases National Population Projections Reports
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released a new report on projected life expectancy from 1960 to 2060.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases First Ever Report on Men's Fertility
About 61.6% of men (74.7 million men) age 15 and over are fathers, and of those, 72.2 million men have a biological child.
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Technical Notes on Select Topics in International Censuses
Leading up to the 2020 round of censuses, the U.S. Census Bureau has been releasing a series of technical notes on Select Topics in International Censuses.
Research Matters Blog
The Opportunity Atlas
How do children’s chances of climbing the income ladder vary across neighborhoods in America? Where is opportunity lacking and what can we do to improve opportunity in such areas?
Press Release
2017 International Data Base Update
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Data Base update provides revisions for 16 countries and areas.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Father�s Day: June 18, 2017"
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases Updated Tables on Fertility
The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2016 Current Population Survey Fertility table package, which includes fertility data for women ages 15 to 50.
Random Samplings Blog
Childlessness Rises for Women in Their Early 30s
There has been a small but significant increase in the number of childless women in their early 30s over the past decade, according to recently released data from the Current Population Survey’s fertility supplement.
Research Matters Blog
Does Recent Fertility Among Hispanic Women Differ by Race?
The foreign-born Hispanic population has higher fertility compared to non-Hispanic groups in the United States.
Blog
Census Bureau Researchers Present Findings at the 2017 Population Association of America Conference
Researchers from the U.S. Census Bureau will join professionals from across the country and from different disciplines at the Population Association of America annual conference from April 27-29, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.
Press Release
2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation Statistics
The Census Bureau's premier survey for measuring the dynamics of income, employment, health insurance and participation in government transfer programs.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Women's History Month: March 2017
This edition highlights and celebrates the varied accomplishments of women and provides statistical information on demographic and economic topics.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Mother�s Day: May 8, 2016"
This fact sheet presents statistical information from the Census Bureau’s economic and demographic subject areas pertaining to Mother’s Day.
Press Release
Corrected 2014 CPS Fertility Supplement Historical Table
Corrected table posted on historical trends in childbearing and childlessness.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases Updated Tables on Fertility
New tables and figures on children ever born, rates of childlessness and relationship status at first birth for women with selected demographic characteristics.
Press Release
Young First-Time Mothers Less Likely to be Married
The Fertility of Women in the U.S.: 2012 report examines marital status at first birth, completed fertility under 50 and the fertility patterns of young women.
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