Think tank

Population Council

PC

New York City, NY, United States

The Population Council conducts research to address critical health and development issues. Our work allows couples to plan their families and chart their futures. We help people avoid HIV infection and access life-saving HIV services. And we empower girls to protect themselves and have a say in their own lives. We conduct research and programs in more than 50 countries. Our New York headquarters supports a global network of offices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. From its beginning, the Council has given voice and visibility to the world’s most vulnerable people. We increase awareness of the problems they face and offer evidence-based solutions. In the developing world, governments and civil society organizations seek our help to understand and overcome obstacles to health and development. And we work in developed countries, where we use state-of-the-art biomedical science to develop new contraceptives and products to prevent the transmission of HIV.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.popcouncil.org

Address:
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York, NY 10017 United States

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Africa | Americas | Middle East and North Africa | Asia
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1952
Age (years)
Population Council
 71
United States average
 40
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: John Foster Dulles, John D. Rockefeller III, Frederick Osborn
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): Julia Bunting
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2020): Julia Bunting
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2019
Population Council
 7
United States average
 67
Global average
 122
% Female staff
2019
Population Council
 43%
United States average
 46%
Global average
 43%
% Female researchers
2019
Population Council
 50%
United States average
 27%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Publications
2020
Population Council
 602
United States average
 60
Global average
 34
Financials
2015
Population Council
 $79,012,374
United States average
 $21,241,527
Global average
 $57,395,241

Social

Likes (2022)
Population Council
 21,742
United States average
 88,192
Global average
 32,612
Likes (2021)
Population Council
 21,224
Likes (2019)
Population Council
 19,750
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Population Council
 22,595
United States average
 48,672
Global average
 19,172
Followers (2021)
Population Council
 21,381
Followers (2019)
Population Council
 19,764
Subscribers (2022)
Population Council
 412
United States average
 16,438
Global average
 5,588
Subscribers (2021)
Population Council
 366
Subscribers (2019)
Population Council
 278
Subscribers (2019)
Population Council
United States average
Global average
Subscribers (2017)
Population Council
Followers (2022)
Population Council
 14,673
United States average
 28,725
Global average
 16,259
Followers (2019)
Population Council
 10,679

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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