Qualitative view -- Existing methods for forecasting mortality. Methods without covariates ; Methods with covariates -- Statistical modeling. The model ; Priors over grouped continuous variables ; Model selection ; Adding priors over time and space ; Comparisons and extensions -- Estimation....

World population -- Population data -- Population distribution and composition -- Fertility -- Mortality -- Internal migration -- International migration flows : immigrants and transnational migrants -- Refugees and internally displaced persons -- Urbanization -- Population policies --...