POPULATION GROWTH The absence of virtually any reliable current demographic data has not prevented national and international bodies from generating estimates and projections of population and population growth in Nigeria. The World Bank estimate of Nigeria’s 1990 population was 119 million‚ with an estimated annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. Although other sources differed on the exact figure‚ virtually all sources agreed that the annual rate of population growth in the country had increased from
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Is immigration the solution to population ageing ? Population ageing took place‚ without any exception‚ in all industrialized countries all along the XXth century. Initially it was not a problem for European societies because it had a positive effect on economic growth. Today‚ Eurostat estimates that the over 64 population is very likely to rise from 15% to 22% y 2025 and this will cause a shrink of the working-age population of over 50 million people by 2050 and even if this process will
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China’s Large Population With the rapid development of science and technology‚ population and development have further become important issues‚ which are the general subjects of international community. By the end of 2008‚ China has reached a population of almost 1.35billion (excluding the population of Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan Province)‚ accounting for about 21% of the world’s population. China has the largest and one of the densest population in the world
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you would probably be surprised that the population of Hong Kong is currently ageing at a moderate pace. According to statistics‚ when the new born babies start to become older persons‚ the population will age at a relatively fast pace in Hong Kong in the middle of next decade. An ageing population will have an impact on the labour force as the number of people in working ages will grow slower than the overall population growth. In fact‚ the ageing population not only has impact on the labour force
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talked about the growing population and the problems involved in this issue. He analysed the connection between the population and our resources. He discussed probable reasons as to why the population has reached this massive number. He covered impending problems that might occur years from the day he’s written that article. According to him‚ the world’s finite resources will not be able to support the exponentially growing population. Hardin concluded that the population must be brought under control
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earth’s crust. Population Geography The Changing Nature‚ Rate and Distribution of the Worlds Population Nature + Rate It took 10 000 years for the world’s population to reach 1 billion‚ another 100 years to double to 2 billion and less than another century to more than triple to 6.6 billion today. The world’s population is growing at an exponential rate but this will start to slow as due to declining fertility rates. Developing countries account for 80% of the world’s population yet they account
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Thomas Malthus Principles of Population Today‚ there is both agreement and disagreement of Thomas Malthus’ essay on the principles of population. Malthus stated that population grows exponentially or at “geometric rate” and food production grows at arithmetic rate‚ or linearly. Geometric rate grows in a series of numbers (2‚4‚8‚16‚32…etc.)‚ which shows that children will grow up and each have their own children‚ and those children will have their own children. Eventually the base numbers of children
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NEW DELHI: For long Indian population was considered a curse to the nation. But no longer. Experts say that the Indian population which is supposed to overtake China very soon‚ is asset rather than a liability. Government is stepping towards thinking India’s population to be used to illustrate the country’s huge potential‚ both economic and political‚ experts say. With just 2.4 percent of the global landmass housing 16 percent of the global population‚ successive Indian governments have been
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The Growing Hispanic population in the United States is the country’s largest ethnic or racial minority at 54 million (1) only second to Mexico City population. By 2060‚ the Hispanic population is projected to more than double‚ reaching 128.8 million or 31% of the US population (1). While the majority of Hispanics in the United States have Mexican roots‚ the population is heterogeneous‚ with origins in more than 20 countries. The tremendous grow of the Hispanic population along with their significant
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What Is the Problem Of an Ageing Population? Christine Loh August 2005 What is the ‘Problem’ of an Ageing Population? Christine Loh August 2005 Civic Exchange Civic Exchange is a non-profit organisation that helps to improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Room 701‚ Hoseinee House‚ 69 Wyndham Street‚ Central‚ Hong Kong Tel: (+852) 2893 0213 Fax: (+852) 3105 9713 URL: www.civic-exchange.org Disclaimer The views expressed in this report are those
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