Summary (English)

This outcome report provides a synthesis of the Global Thematic Consultation on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The global thematic consultation on population dynamics and the post-2015 development agenda sought to provide an authoritative position on how population dynamics affect the major development challenges of the 21st century, and on how population dynamics can be integrated and addressed in the post-2015 development agenda.

The report summarizes the consensus that emerged from the consultation, focusing on two main issues: sustainable development and population dynamics, and population dynamics and policy implications. It also presents a set of overarching priorities in terms of population dynamics:

- Economic development and income security;
- Human development through the life course;
- Population data and projections;
- Development cooperation and partnerships;

and also thematic priorities:

- High fertility and population growth;
- Low fertility and population aging;
- Migration and human mobility;
- Urbanization.