February 13

Outline - February 13

Global Population Trends

I.    Growth of Word Population 

US Census Bureau, World Population Information 

2005 World Population Data Sheet

NOVA,  World in the Balance Interactive

II.    Demographic Trends

• Population Size

  • Global vs. Regional Trends

•  

  • • Population Density Rankings        Wikipedia Rankings        Asia Map

  •     Changes in Population Size

  • Growth vs. Decline

•   

•  

  • Absolute vs. Percentage

•   

•  

  • Fertility/Mortality Rates (also life expectancy)

  •               (Selected fertility rates-2000)

  • Europe 1.6 

  • Italy 1.2 

  • Kenya 5.7 

  • Canada 1.9 

  • United States 2.1 

  • Rwanda 6.6 

  • Uganda 7.3

  • Gaza Strip 8.8

• Age Structure  (population pyramids)

  • Dependency Ratios

  •         US Census Bureau (Population Pyramids) 

  •   

  •  

• Demographic Transition

  •  

  •   

  •   

  •  

• Migration

  • Internal (urbanization)

•  

  • International

•