Front Cover 
1 
Reflections on Population 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
Dedication 6
FOREWORD 12
PREFACE 14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 17
CHAPTER I. THINKING ABOUT POPULATION, 1984 18
CHAPTER II. FERTILITY,STATUS OF WOMEN AND THE FAMILY 28
INTRODUCTION 28
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENTS 33
ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE: FERTILITY, STATUS OF WOMEN AND THE FAMILY 43
CHAPTER III. 
46 
INTRODUCTION 46
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENTS 50
ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE: MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY 53
CHAPTER IV. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION 54
INTRODUCTION 54
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENTS 59
ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION 66
CHAPTER V. 
68 
INTRODUCTION 68
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENTS 73
ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE: POPULATION GROWTH AND STRUCTURE 88
CHAPTER VI. 
90 
INTRODUCTION 90
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENTS 94
ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE: PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES 113
CHAPTER VII. INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND THE ROLE OF UNFPA 114
INTRODUCTION 114
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENTS 117
ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE: INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND THE ROLE OF UNFPA 122
CHAPTER VIII. BY THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND 124
CHAPTER IX. THE MEXICO CITY CONFERENCE 130
POPULATION: THE MEXICO CITY CONFERENCE AND THE FUTURE 130
REFERENCES FOR INTRODUCTIONS TO CHAPTERS II THROUGH VII 146
APPENDIX A: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORLD POPULATION PLAN OF ACTION AND THE MEXICO CITY DECLARATION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT 148
I. PREAMBLE 150
II. PEACE, SECURITY AND POPULATION 156
III. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION 156
NOTES 189
Mexico City Declaration on Population and Development 191
APPENDIX B: WORLD POPULATION PLAN OF ACTION 196
.. Background to the Plan 198
B. Principles and Objectives of the Plan 202
C. Recommendations for Action 205
D. Recommendations for Implementation 221
APPENDIX C: REPORTS ON THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 1980-1984 224
INTRODUCTION 226
POPULATION MIGRATION 229
POPULATION-RESOURCE BALANCE 233
LOOKING AHEAD 237
REFERENCES 238
HISTORICAL PATTERNS 241
QUICKENING DECLINE 242
REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY 244
FAMILY SIZE 247
ASSISTANCE FOR POPULATION PROGRAMMES 249
TOWARDS GREATER COMMITMENT 250
REFERENCES 251
The State of World Population 1983 264
THE BIG QUESTION 264
FERTILITY AND THE FAMILY 265
MORTALITY AND HEALTH POLICY 268
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AND MIGRATION 272
POPULATION, RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 274
1984 AND BEYOND 277
REFERENCES 278
The State of World Population 1984 280
POPULATION AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE 280
FACING THE FUTURE 293
REFERENCES 294
APPENDIX D: SELECTED STATEMENTS 296
THE WORLD POPULATION CRISIS 296
POPULATION IN ASIA: 
302 
POPULATION PROBLEMS AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION 307
THE POPULATION WAVE 316
UNFPA AND THE ARAB WORLD 319
POPULATION-COMMON PROBLEMS, COMMON INTERESTS 321
NATIONAL GROWTH, NATIONAL STRENGTH 325
APPENDIX E: 
330 
INDEX 339
SPECIAL INDEX TO CONCEPTS IN THE WORLD POPULATION PLAN OF ACTION* AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORLD POPULATION PLAN OF ACTION** 345