Population dynamics
Activities
Launch of the 2024 Demographic Observatory: "Population Prospects and Rapid Demographic Changes in the First Quarter of the 21st Century in Latin America and the Caribbean"
CELADE - Population Division of ECLAC invites to the launch of the 2024 Demographic Observatory, a document presenting the main demographic indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean according to the 2024 revision of the United Nations population estimates and projections. The document compares these indicators with the 2000 revision with the aim of highlighting the major demographic changes in the region since the beginning of the 21st century.
Regional Seminar "Challenges and Opportunities of Population Aging: The Silver Economy"
This Regional Seminar aims to discuss, reflect and dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of population aging, with a focus on the "silver economy". During the event, the main findings of the new study on the future scenarios of consumption growth of older people will be presented. In addition, the event is an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences, to discuss the design and management of specific public policies including the needs to strengthen national capacities to respond to population aging, covering areas such as care, social protection systems, socio-labor inclusion of the older people. To this end, representatives of academia, the public sector, the United Nations System, the private sector and civil society will participate.
Third meeting Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The third meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 4 to 6 October 2016. The purpose of the meeting, among others, is to analyze and adopt the proposed format for national progress reports on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development as well as to review the progress report of the ad hoc working group for the preparation of a proposal on the indicators for regional follow-up of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development.
Second session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The second meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Mexico through the National Population Council (CONAPO). Was entitled "Population dynamics as the axis of sustainable development: the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus to overcome inequalities in the framework of human rights."
News
Regional Population and Development Gathering Culminated at ECLAC with Warnings about Low Fertility, Population Ageing and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean took place at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Total Fertility Rate in Latin America and the Caribbean Reaches 1.8 Children per Woman in 2024, Deepening the Below-Replacement Fertility Trend
ECLAC’s Demographic Observatory 2025 analyzes the region’s historical and recent trends in fertility, with special emphasis on its decline, and examines the public policy challenges posed by this new scenario.
Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development Will Be Held at ECLAC on October 29-30
This intergovernmental gathering will take place at the United Nations regional commission’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Towards harnessing the opportunities of an aging population: Regional Seminar focused on the silver economy
On June 18 and 19, 2024, the Regional Seminar “Challenges and opportunities of population aging: the silver economy”, organized by CELADE - Population Division of ECLAC, will be held at ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile.