Definitions

Question 1

Net migration

Answer 1

the difference between the number of immigrants (people coming into an area) and the number of emigrants (people leaving an area) throughout the year

Question 2

Infant mortality rate

Answer 2

number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births.

Question 3

Fertility rate

Answer 3

the number of births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44.

Question 4

Birth rate

Answer 4

the number of live births per thousand of population per year.

Question 5

Death rate

Answer 5

amount of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time

Question 6

Dependency Ratio

Answer 6

age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force and those typically in the labor force.
(aging population increases the dependence ratio)

Question 7

Replacement Level

Answer 7

The fertility rate needs to be 2.1 to replace the existing population. If it is lower than 2.1, we will see an ageing population where there are more ‘aged’ than ‘young’ in a society