Perspective: Global
The Future of Jobs Report 2020
A Crisis Like No Other, An Uncertain Recovery
Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity in the first half of 2020 than anticipated, and the recovery is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast. In 2021 global growth is projected at 5.4 percent. Overall, this would leave 2021 GDP some 6½ percentage points lower than in the pre-COVID-19 projections of January 2020.
Global Competitiveness Report: How Countries are Performing on the Road to Recovery
The Global Competitiveness Report series has since its first edition aimed to prompt policy-makers beyond short term growth and to aim for long-run prosperity. The 2020 special edition is dedicated to elaborating on the priorities for recovery and revival, and considering the building blocks of a transformation towards new economic systems that combine “productivity”, “people” and “planet” targets.
The Top 50 Most Valuable Global Brands
Visualizing the Top 50 Most Valuable Global Brands
For many brands, it has been a devastating year to say the least.
Over half of the most valuable global brands have experienced a decline in brand value, a measure that takes financial projections, brand roles in purchase decisions, and strengths against competitors into consideration. But where some have faltered, others have asserted their dominance and stepped up for their customers like never before.
World Economic Outlook: A Long and Difficult Ascent
Global Economic Prospects: Slow Growth, Policy Challenges
Following its weakest performance since the global financial crisis, the world economy is poised for a modest rebound this year– if everything goes just right.
Hanging over this lethargic recovery are two other trends that raise questions about the course of economic growth: the unprecedented runup in debt worldwide, and the prolonged deceleration of productivity growth, which needs to pick up to bolster standards of living and poverty eradication.
Global Financial Stability Report: Bridge to Recovery
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020
Unlocking Technology for the Global Goals
World Economic Outlook: The Great Lockdown
Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2020
The World Factbook
World Population Data Sheet 2020
Published since 1962, PRB’s annual World Population Data Sheet tracks global population data. This year’s edition provides 24 population indicators for more than 200 countries and territories. Users can also explore key trends through an interactive map.
Fewer Jobs Have Been Lost In the EU Than In the U.S. During the COVID-19 Downturn
The European Union and the United States have both been deeply affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The two contribute equally to the world economy, each accounting for about 16% of global output. A key difference is that the EU is home to about 100 million more people than the U.S. But Americans have lost significantly more jobs than their EU counterparts during the COVID-19 downturn.
<p>Growth of International Migration Slowed By 27%, or 2 Million Migrants, Due to COVID-19
Growth in the number of international migrants has been robust over the last two decades, reaching 281 million people living outside their country of origin in 2020, up from 173 million in 2000 and 221 million in 2010.
Global population as of mid-2020, by age
Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-COVID-19 World
World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations
Emerging Pathways towards a Post-COVID-19 Reset and Recovery
International Migration 2020 Highlights
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected drastically all forms of human mobility, including international migration. Around the globe, the closing of national borders and severe disruptions to international travel obliged hundreds of thousands of people to cancel or delay plans of moving abroad. Hundreds of thousands of migrants were stranded, unable to return to their countries, while others were forced to return to their home countries earlier than planned, when job opportunities dried up and schools closed.
Which Countries Have Mandatory Childhood Vaccination Policies?
With the widespread rollout of COVID-19 vaccines globally, some countries have started to consider mandatory vaccination, although no country has yet to make vaccines mandatory for its population. While COVID-19 has resurfaced the debate on vaccination policies, it has been an important topic for many other diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vaccines save two to three million lives each year (excluding COVID). The development of vaccines against vaccine-preventable childhood diseases has been a key driver in the decline of child mortality.