population definitions

Question 1

crude birth rate

Answer 1

the number of live births per 1000 people in a given year

Question 2

birth rate

Answer 2

number of live births per 1000 women in a given year

Question 3

fertility rate

Answer 3

number of births per 1000 women in her fertile years

Question 4

total fertility rate

Answer 4

number of live births per 1000 women in her childbearing years

Question 5

crude death rate

Answer 5

number of deaths per 1000 people in a given year

Question 6

infant mortality rate

Answer 6

number of deaths before 1 year old per 1000 live births in a given year

Question 7

child mortality rate

Answer 7

number of deaths below 5 years old per 1000 live births in a given year

Question 8

natural increase

Answer 8

crude birth rate > crude death rate

Question 9

natural decrease

Answer 9

crude death rate > crude birth rate

Question 10

replacement level of fertility rate

Answer 10

2.1 children per woman

Question 11

population momentum

Answer 11

the natural tendency of a population to increase despite a decrease in fertility rate

Question 12

population projection

Answer 12

the estimated future population of a population based on age-gender structure, fertility, mortality, migration

Question 13

dependency ratio

Answer 13

the number of economically inactive people per 100 people in an economically active population