Director
Mr. John Wilmoth
Mr. John Wilmoth took up his position as 
the tenth Director of the Population Division on 2 January 2013. He comes to us from a distinguished academic career, lastly as Professor at the Department of Demography of the University of California at Berkeley. He has also previously served in the Population Division as Chief of the Mortality Section from 2005 to 2007.
Mr. Wilmoth is the author or co-author of more than 50 scientific papers examining various aspects of population dynamics and population issues, including the causes of the historical decline of human mortality, prospects for future trends in life expectancy, the impact of population ageing on public pension and healthcare systems, popular perceptions of population growth and its consequences, and methodologies for estimating and projecting demographic trends. Mr. Wilmoth has also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and the World Bank from 2009 to 2012, leading the development of new global estimates of maternal mortality. He is a member of the Population Association of America and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. He also serves on the editorial boards of some leading demographic journals including Demographic Research and the European Journal of Population.
Recent press briefings
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- , 12 January 2023
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- , 11 July 2022
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Selected statements and presentations
- Joint statement by Mr. John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division, Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, Director of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division and Mrs. Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Inclusive Social Development, 12 January 2023
- Statement at Bejing Forum on Eight Billion People: Global Population Patterns and Sustainable Development of Economy, Society, and Civilization conference - 18 November 2022
- Opening remarks at the expert group meeting on population, education and sustainable development, 6 September 2022
- , 12 July 2022
- Statement at the launch of World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results, 11 July 2022
- Closing remarks at the expert group meeting on population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth, 22 July 2021
- Main features of global population trends - Eurostat, Luxembourg, 13 November 2018