demography Flashcards
immigrate
to move permanently to a country other than one’s native country
emigrate
to leave your country of origin to live permanently in another country
demography
study of population numbers, population, trends, and issues
birth rate
number of births per 1000 people
death rate
number of deaths per 1000 people
natural increase rate
difference between the birth rate and death rate of a country
immigration rate
number of new canadians who have immigrated here from another country per 1000 of canada’s population
emigration rate
number of people per 1000 population in one year to emigrate
net migration rate
difference of people immigrating to a country and people emigrating from the same country
population growth rate
measurement that combines both natural increase and net migration to calculate the overall growth of a country’s population
doubling time
how long it would take for a country’s population to double at the country’s current rate of growth
rule of 70
process whereby you divide 70 by the population growth to estimate how many years it would take for the country’s population to double
dependency load
portion of the population that is not in the workforce; total people under 14 and above 65
population pyramid
graph that depicts population distribution by age and sex
