Population terms Flashcards
What is birth rate?
The number of babies born per 1000 people per year
What is death rate?
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
What is natural increase?
When birth rate is above death rate
What is natural decrease?
When death rate is above birth rate
What is child mortality?
The number of children who die before the age of 5 per 1000 children per year
What is life expectancy?
The average age someone in a country is expected to live to
What is a dependant population?
People who are under 15 and over 65 years of age, who are dependent on the economically active population
What is replacement rate?
The number of children that need to be born to replace the present population?
What is a economically active population?
The total population between the ages of 15 and 64 in any country
What is fertility rate
The number of live births per 1000 woman of reproductive age (15-45) per year
