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Demographic Terminology

Demography refers to the study of human populations. The following section looks at demographic trends in the United Kingdom since 1900.

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Demography

  • Demography refers to the study of human populations; information governments need about population to plan social policies (number of schools need, present and future demands on housing and health services etc.).
  • The main factors that influence the size of a country’s population are births, deaths, immigration (the number of people entering the country for a period of at least one year) and the emigration (the number leaving the country for at least one year).
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Natural population change

  • Natural population change refers to changes due to births and deaths.
  • More births than deaths result in a natural increase in population size.
  • More deaths than births result in a natural decrease in population size.

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