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Population
Terms and Definitions for economics of population chapter
Term | Definition |
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Dependant Population | The population over 65 and under 15 calculated as a ratio of total population |
Demography | The study of the characteristics of a population |
Emigration | People leaving their home country in order to live somewhere else. (outward migration) |
Immigration | People from other countries coming into a country (inward migration) |
Census | A head count of the population. A collection of the economic and social data relating to the population |
Population Pyramid | Graph showing the structure of a population. (age and sex) |
Total Fertility Rate | The average number of babies born to women during their reproductive years |
Overpopulated countries | India, Ethiopia |
Underpopulated countries | Canada, Australia |