Guangyu Zhang

Population Affairs Officer
United Nations, Population Division

guangyu.zhang@un.org

Field of Study: Demography
 
Specialization: Age and Sex Structure, Estimates and Projections, Fertility
 
Regional focus: East Asia, Oceania
 
Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), The Australian National University, Demography, 2005
 
Other association membership in population or related fieldsAustralian Population Association
Working languages: English
Chinese
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA),
 


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Professional Summary:

I have postgraduate degrees in demography/sociology from the Oxford University and Australian National University respectively, with extensive experience in China's population and family planning program. Prior to joining the UNPD, I worked with the Australian Bureau of Statistics for over 5 years with deep knowledge of principles and practice of official statistics.

 

Publications:

1. Zhang G. and Zhao Z.. 2006. Re-examining China's fertility puzzle: Data collection and quality over the last two decades.  Population and Development Review, 32 (2): 293-323.

2. Zhang G. and Campbell, P. 2012. Developing the statistical longitudinal Census dataset and identifying its potential uses. Australian Economic review, 45 (1): 125-133.

3. Zhang G. 2014.3. Exploring methods to estimate the intercensal population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (Methodology Advisory Committee), Australian Bureau of Statistics: Canberra.

 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
Ken Foreman Award 2013, Australian Bureau of Statistics