DemoGraphics '96 is the most recent version of the DemoGraphics software, which was originally developed by Gerhard K. Heilig at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria. The package was updated to include data from the 1996 edition of the United Nations World Population Prospects, which are regularly published by the United Nations Population Division in New York. We also have upgraded the core software to speed up the program and make it compatible with MS-Windows NT (in addition to MS-Windows '95).

DemoGraphics '96 was designed as a tool for population education - making it easy to present demographic trends for all countries and major regions worldwide in animated charts and maps. Probably the most spectacular charts are moving age pyramids, which help to explain population momentum to a wide audience of students and professionals. 

However, there are numerous other charts and maps, which help to compare and rank demographic indicators.

The software also includes more analytical data displays, such as the dynamic scattergrams which can show the relationship between two indicators over time - for instance, the correlation between Infant Mortality and Total Fertility Rates in selected countries between 1950 and 1995.

DemoGraphics '96 was developed by Gerhard K. Heilig for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in association with the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI).

The copyright for the DemoGraphics '96 software is owned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).