Calculate population change

Cards (7)

  • Natural population change

    Calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate
  • Calculating natural population change
    10.3 - 8.8 = 1.5 per 1000 people (0.15%)
  • Net migration

    The average number of people moving into a country minus the average number moving out
  • Calculating overall population change

    Natural population change + Net migration
  • If the overall population change is positive, the population is growing. If it is negative, the population is getting smaller.
  • Population dynamics is a measure of how a population changes over time, including factors like birth rate, death rate, and migration.
  • The demographic transition model describes the stages of population growth over time as a country develops economically and socially.