4.1 facts and figures Flashcards
Does developing world or developed have a higher rate of pop. Growth
Much higher in the developing world
When did the population growth rate in developing world overtake developed world
Science the Second World War
Highest ever global population growth reached
Early to mid 1960
Developing world peaked at 2.4% per year
2010 crude birth rate of
Niger(high): ?
Monaco(low)?
Niger = 52/1000
Monaco = 7/1000
Total fertility rate in 2010
(Highest) Niger : ?
(Lowest) Hong Kong and Macao China : ?
Niger = 7.4
China = 1.0
World population in 1927
World population in 2011
1927= 2 billion
2011= 7 billion
Natural increase
Births - deaths = positive
Represented as a percentage of total population size at the beginning of that year.
Natural decrease
Births - deaths = negative
Represented as a percentage of total population size at the beginning of that year.
Birth rate
Number of live births in a year per 1000 people alive at the beginning of the year
Death rate
Number of deaths per 1000 people alive at the beginning of the year
Fertility rate
Average number of children per woman expected to be birthed to a women during her child birthing years
Infant mortality rate
number of children who die under the age of 1 per 1000 live births
life expectancy
number of years an infant would live if mortality trends from there birth stay consistent through your life
Dependency ratio
((-14) + (64+) in age/(15-64) in age)*100
dependency ratio critics
- doesn’t take into account unemployment,
people who don’t want to work e.g housewives,
Those who work after the age of 64(especially as pensionable age has risen),
Many countries do not have paid work for 15-16 year olds.
