Population Dynamics and Urbanization – APHRC

Population Dynamics and Urbanization

Advance understanding of significant population trends in Africa

Generates empirical insights into critical areas of migration, urbanization and development, environmental sustainability, aging demographics, and fertility determinants.

Our research endeavors aim to advance understanding of significant population trends in Africa, their ecological interactions, and the implications of climate change for sustainable development.

Our critical areas of work broadly include: Aging and Development, Urbanization and Sustainability, Fertility.

Aging and Development

We investigate the dynamics of population aging in Africa, analyzing its impact on well-being, life-course trajectories, transitions to long-term care, and access to essential services for older populations...

Fertility

Our research emphasizes understanding fertility determinants in Africa, probing why fertility rates remain persistently high in specific contexts, identifying factors contributing to stalled fertility declines, and investigating rapid declines...

Urbanization and Sustainability

PDU explores the broader issues of migration and urbanization in Africa and their implications for developing sustainable and resilient cities. We particularly focus on the growth of informal settlements...

Related Projects

September 2023

Catalyze – Mental Health: Evidence on catalysts of change for youth mental health in Africa

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

January 2022

Action to empower adolescent mothers in Burkina Faso and Malawi to improve their sexual and reproductive health (PROMOTE)

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

July 2019

Understanding and Preventing Social Harms and Abuses of Oral HIV Self-testing in Kenya

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

July 2019

The State of Maternal Health and Perceptions Regarding Quality of Maternity Care in Nigeria

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

July 2019

The Magnitude and Incidence of Unsafe Abortion

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

July 2019

Strengthening Evidence for Programming on Unintended Pregnancy- STEP UP

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Related Publications

Effectiveness of the Jengu Handwashing Facility to Increase Handwashing with Soap among Crisis – affected Populations in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Effectiveness of the Jengu Handwashing Facility to Increase Handwashing with Soap among Crisis-Affected Populations in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya: Finding and recommendations

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

EVALUATION OF THE HYGIENE AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COALITION FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION: The inclusion of persons with disabilities and older people

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Key findings: Kenya National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (K-NAMHS)

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Rapport: Comprendre les expériences des adolescentes enceintes et mères dans la Région du Centre au Burkina Faso

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Memoire d’etude: Comprendre les expériences des adolescentes enceintes et mères dans la Région du Centre au Burkina Faso

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Brief: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Burkina Faso’s Central Region

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Comprendre les expériences vécues par les adolescentes enceintes et les jeunes mères dans la région centrale du Burkina Faso

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa

Understanding the Lived Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Burkina Faso’s Central Region (English)

Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa