Population Projections

Elizabeth Hughes has prepared population projections from 2010 to 2060 using TFRs of 1, 2 and 3, the current TFR as reported by the PRB and desired family size as reported by the latest DHS.  Many of the country specific reports on population stabilization have utilized these projections to reveal the dramatic momentum built into the age profiles.  For example, if all the couples in the Philippines have a two-child family starting today, the population would grow from 93 million to 125 million in 2060.  In Egypt the population would grow form 80 million to 111 million.  In Pakistan the population would grow from 177 million to 238 million.