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Bibliography
- David Coleman and Roger Schofield, eds., The State of Population Theory: Forward from Malthus (1986)
Textbooks
- Ellis, David R. and Steve H. Murdock. Applied Demography: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Methods, and Data. 1991. online edition
- Rowland, Donald T. Demographic Methods and Concepts 2003 ISBN 9780198752639
- Shryock, Henry S.; and Jacob S. Siegel. The Methods and Materials of Demography, 2 vol 1976
- Weeks, John R. Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues (10th ed. 2007)
- Yaukey, David and Douglas L. Anderton. Demography: The Study of Human Population. 2nd ed. 2001. Chapter 5
History of demographic theory and methods
- Cohen, Joel E. How Many People Can the Earth Support? (1995) online edition
- D. E. C. Eversley. Social Theories of Fertility and the Malthusian Debate (1959). online edition
- Geoffrey Gilbert, ed. Malthus: Critical Responses (1998), what critics in 19th said about Malthus' ideas
- Susan Greenhalgh. "The Social Construction of Population Science: An Intellectual, Institutional, and Political History of Twentieth-Century Demography," Comparative Studies in Society and History, Volume 38, Issue 1 (Jan., 1996), 26-66. in JSTOR
- Hauser, Philip M., and Otis Dudley Duncan, eds. The Study of Population: An Inventory and Appraisal. 1959. sumamry of field at mid-century
- Malthus, Thomas. An Essay on the Principle of Population (1st ed 1798) (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) ed by Donald Winch 1992 ISBN 9780521429726
- Spengler, Joseph J. France Faces Depopulation (2nd ed 1979)
Historical demography
- Ansley J. Coale and Susan C. Watkins, eds. The Decline of Fertility in Europe, (1986)
- Fogel, Robert W. The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700-2100: Europe, America, and the Third World (2004)
- Reed, James. From Private Vice to Public Virtue: The Birth Control Movement and American Society Since 1830. 1978.
- Riley, James C. Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History (2001)
- Saito, Oasamu. "Historical Demography: Achievements and Prospects." Population Studies 1996 50(3): 537-553. Issn: 0032-4728 in Jstor
Demographic transition
- Davis, Kingsley. "The World Demographic Transition." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1945 237: 1-11. in JSTOR, classic article that introduced concept of transition
- Gillis, John R.; Louise A. Tilly; and David Levine; eds. The European Experience of Declining Fertility, 1850-1970: The Quiet Revolution. 1992.
- Szreter, Simon. "The Idea of Demographic Transition and the Study of Fertility: A Critical Intellectual History." Population and Development Review, 1993. 19:4, pp 659-701.
Current data
- CIA World Factbook, 2007. online
- Arthur Haupt and Thomas T. Kane. Population Handbook, (Population Reference Bureau: 5th ed 2004) online edition
- Wendel, Helmut, and Christopher S Wendel. Vital Statistics of the United States Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths and Selected Health Data (2006)
Policy and the future
- Cohen, Joel E. How Many People Can the Earth Support? (1995) online edition
Journals
- Demography
- Population Studies
- Population and Development Review
- American Demographics, popular; focus on market research
- Demographic Research
- European Journal of Population
- Asia-Pacific Population Journal
- Annales De Démographie Historique
- International Migration Review