Population Trends

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Why is Population Growing so Quickly?

Population Momentum

Improved survival rates

Past high fertility levels

More women of reproductive age

Improvements in Living Standards

Advances in modern medicines

Reduction of infant, child and maternal mortality

Increase in life expectancy

World Population Trends

RESOURCES

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kq-1gAQ3lqarrj-A9Umkk8pFdIJ_kHxv/view?usp=sharing

Population Projections by the UN

Low Variant

If fertility falls by more than assumed, the world population could slightly fall over current levels to about 7.3 billion.

Medium Variant

The world population will grow to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century, and will level off at around 11.2 billion by the end of it.

High Variant

If fertility declines by less than assumed, the world population could grow to about 16.5 billion by the end of the century.

WORLD BANK GLOSSARY (EN-ES-FR) POPULATION TERMINOLOGY

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/961101468763752879/pdf/34896.pdf

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DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION

Stability

Slowdown

Explosive stage

Slow growth

Summary of the main points of the topic

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JviojjlNskYL9ORdX-WBSg2JC7TVThPthWBY8SecaDg/edit?usp=sharing

General Population Trends

High-Income and Raising-Income Countries

Their population is slowly growing or not growing at all.

Growing populations of older persons.

Least Developed Countries

Their population is projected to double by 2053 and in some countries it will even triple.

Large and growing populations of young people.