Firstly some good interactive maps courtesy of the Office for National Statistics which allow you to examine aspects of the population structure across the UK. We are familiar with the idea that population structure varies between LEDCs and MEDCs but the variations within a MEDC like the UK are less often examined. It is, for example, interesting to see where the population is significantly aged or juvenile and to ask why. The map below is just one of many maps which you can create and then follow changes from the present until 2031 (click on the map to link to the site)
Secondly the United Nations Development Programme has just published its annual report which comprises many findings relating to population and development. This year's report particularly focuses on migration and is accompanied by a short video...
A ranking of the world's countries by HDI (Human Development Index) has also just been published today. The place to be, it would seem, is Norway and as for where you wouldn't want to live, click here to link to the report! And while you are on that page, it would also be worthwhile to follow the hyperlink to 'Getting and using Data'.
