total fertility rates

Question 1

total fertility rates

Answer 1

-average expected number of births per women of child-bearing age (15-49 years)
-global average is 2.2
-replacement rate is 2.1
-australia 1.58

Question 2

causes of declining TFR

Answer 2

-extension on family planning programs especially in rural and lower SES areas.
-improvements in healthcare and hygiene
-empowering women - education
-role of gov policies eg China i child policy.

Question 3

replacement rate

Answer 3

-the level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next

-only child family decreases the population

Question 4

impact of TFR

Answer 4

-if the replacement rate of 2.1 is not maintained the pop will start to decline.

-a demographic dividend can be created - with a large, younger labour force to spur a county’s development.
-however the mass increase will eventually get older.