About Apoorva Jadhav
About Demography Matters
Navigating demographic literacy, one research paper and recipe at a time.
Welcome! I’m Apoorva Jadhav.
For years, I served as the chief demographic expert at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). I spent my days diving deep into data on demography and development and everything in between.
In recent years, and particularly in 2025, there has been a shift in what is being written about and debated.