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Last month, Population Institute’s Board of Directors approved four new members. These new members reinforce the Board’s collective capacity to steward the organizational mission—to improve the health and well-being of people and the planet by supporting policies and programs that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights. Read More »

Our partner Afrobarometer’s Pan-Africa profile on reproductive health provides key data on Africans’ views on SRHR issues across the continent (38 surveyed countries). Read More »

Population Institute (PI) joined global leaders, advocates, and organizations advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights for all at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá, Colombia from November 1-7. Read More »

Kathleen Mogelgaard, President and CEO of the Population Institute, was featured on an episode of Bloomberg News’ Big Take Asia podcast, released on October 14th, 2025 to share her thoughts on cash incentives to address low fertility rates—and whether incentivizing childbearing is necessary or appropriate in today’s world. Read More »

In support of global efforts to achieve and safeguard universal access to family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and rights, the Population Institute will be a sponsor of the 2025 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá, Colombia. Read More »

Along with more than 75 other organizations, the Population Institute signed the following letter to Secretary Rubio opposing the Trump administration’s planned destruction of nearly $10 million in contraception. Read More »

The Population Institute is partnering with Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, to support public opinion polling and analysis focused on demographic change in Africa. This partnership will enable Afrobarometer to strategically disseminate findings from a recent survey module on sexual and reproductive health and rights, women, and gender, as well as conduct additional polling … Read More »

The Population Institute is a proud partner of the Stimson Center. The Stimson Center promotes international security and shared prosperity through applied research and independent analysis, global engagement, and policy innovation. This collaboration, a project of the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program called “The Shape of Our Future,” aims to advance evidence-based policy, research, and … Read More »

The Population Institute’s Stanback Fellows have been working hard this summer, offering support to various organizational activities and working on their own independent projects. They surveyed the literature on the intersections of population and the environment, tracked mainstream media reporting on population trends, and supported outreach to new members of Congress, helping to advance the … Read More »

Last week, Population Institute Research Associate Maniza Habib appeared on CNN Newsroom to discuss the rising prevalence of femicide worldwide and in the United States. The story comes on the heels of the tragic murder of a Mexican beauty influencer, Valeria Marquez, which occurred earlier this month on her livestream. Mexican authorities are investigating the … Read More »