Demography Courses and Certifications

Anthropology

9 ratings

An anthropological account of how fertility, mortality, and population growth have shaped human societies from prehistory to the modern world.

• YouTube
• 1 day 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

World Population

Explore global population through sociological theories, fertility and mortality measures, migration, urbanization, family demography, environmental impacts, and case studies.

• Study.com
• 11 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

UExcel World Population: Study Guide & Test Prep

Prepare for the UExcel World Population exam by reviewing global demography through video lessons, quizzes, flashcards, and a practice test.

• Study.com
• 12 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Demographic Transition in Europe - Global Problems of Population Growth

1 rating

How contraception and changing social norms shifted fertility control from community-regulated marriage to individual choice during Europe’s demographic transition.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Population Geography

A multidisciplinary Population Geography course for undergraduate and postgraduate students, with relevance to Population Studies preparation for the UGC NET.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

Economic Motivations for Fertility - Lecture 19

Explores how income, the costs and benefits of children, education, and modernization shape fertility decisions and family size.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Demographic Transition in Europe - Fertility Decline and Population Growth

Explores Europe’s demographic transition through Malthusian population theory, historical population trends, and the late-nineteenth-century decline in fertility.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Demographic Transition in Europe - Mortality Decline and Population Growth

A historical look at how sanitation, medicine, scientific change, and Malthusian concerns shaped Europe's mortality decline and population growth.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Malthusian Times - Population Growth and Cultural Dynamics in Africa and Europe

Explores how fertility, family structures, and population density shaped social life in pre-modern Africa and Europe through a Malthusian lens.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Kanpur

Population Studies

1 rating

The aim of the course is to equip students with knowledge usually imparted in diploma and masters courses. Thus the course will serve a base for higher degrees such as Ph.D. Aspirants for civil service exams are also expected to benefit from this.

• YouTube
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Migrazioni internazionali, marginalità e devianza sociale

Il corso intende fornire elementi conoscitivi e strumenti quantitativi necessari alla misurazione ed interpretazione delle migrazioni internazionali da un lato e di alcuni fenomeni sociali dall’altro.

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Demografia delle migrazioni

Il fenomeno delle migrazioni ha da sempre interessato il territorio italiano, e non solo, sia per i fenomeni di ingresso che d'uscita dal paese.  Il corso Demografia delle migrazioni aiuta gli utenti

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Population and Urbanization

Examine population trends and the historical development of cities, and explain how urbanization shapes the structure and experience of social life today.

• Coursera
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introducing ageing

20 ratings at OpenLearn

Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free ...

• OpenLearn
• 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Lottery of birth

4 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Lottery of birth, will look at both the big picture of the ‘lottery of birth’ and the smaller, human stories. You will examine the inequalities of birth, particularly being born ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate