the amount of time in which a given population will double, based on its annualgrowthrate
Dependency ratio
The percentage of the population too young or too old to work who are dependent on those of working age
Median age
The age that divides the population in half, with as many people above as below
Fertility rate
Average number of children a woman will have throughout her reproductive life
Mortality rate
Death rate; number of people dying per 1000 in the population
Birth rate
Number of live births per 1000 population
Replacement fertility rate
Two children per woman, the accepted rate for a population to replace itself
Family planning
The practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births, particularly by means of contraception or voluntary sterilization
Life expectancy
The average number of years a person is expected to live
Infant mortality
The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period
Gross National Product (GNP)
A measure of a country's economic performance, including income earned by residents from overseas investments, minus income earned within the domestic economy by overseas residents
Human Development Index (HDI)
A summary measure of a country's average achievements in three basic dimensions: health/life expectancy, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living
Gender-related Development Index (GDI)
Measures achievement in the same basic capabilities as the HDI, but takes note of inequality in achievement between women and men
Sustainable development
Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Per capita income
The income earned per person in a given population, often used to measure a country's standard of living
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period
Anti-natalist policies
Measures and methods utilised by a country which are designed to reduce population growth.
Population control
Policies and strategies designed to limit or increase natural increase in a population