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the Demographic Transition Model
a model based on historical population trends of two demographic characteristics - birth rate and death rate, suggesting a country's total population growth rate cycles through stages as that country develops economically.
1939 Code de la Famille
a French pro-natal policy still present today which includes generous maternity grants and a reduction on public transport for families. providing an incentive to have children despite the economic crisis
1.9
France’s fertility rate as a result of the pro-natal policy
1970 - 2015 One Child Policy
an anti-natal policy started in China when its population hit 1 billion. It included forced abortions, sterilizations and fines. This caused overcrowded orphanages and high rates of infanticide.
116:100
The gender imbalance as a result of Chinese cultural son preference during the anti-natal policy
400 million
the amount of births prevented by the anti-natal policy according to the Chinese Government
United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking
UN-GIFT acronym
GIFT launched on the 26th of March 2007
an anti-trafficking policy which aims to mobilize state and non-state actors to eradicate human trafficking
1.6 million in 1950 to 16 million by 2000
Mumbai megacity population growth
26’357 per km2
Mumbai’s population density, the highest in the world
Mumbai
the wealthiest city on the north-west Indian coast and a significant trading point
75%
the percentage of Mumbai’s population which live in slums
the Republic of South Africa
the southernmost country of the African continent
50 per km2
the population density of South Africa
27.6 years
the median age of South Africa
Female(66) Male(60)
life expectancy of South Africa
Eastern half
the more densely populated part of South Africa
Gauteng
the economic core of South Africa
33%
unemployment rate in South Africa
62.6%
estimated poverty in 2022 in South Africa
152 per km2
the population density of China
1.42 billion
population of China, being the second-most populous country in the world
Female(79) Male(74)
average life expectancy of China
Western China
the least populated region of China
65%
the literacy rates in rural areas in China
84%
the literacy rates in urban areas in China
100 cities
the number of cities in China with a population over 1 million
6
the number of Megacities in China
160 million
the number of people who have left rural China since 1978
1960s, shortly after the Korean War
when South-Korea’s demographic dividend began
life expectancy of 53 and total fertility rate of 6.3
South-Korea TFR and life expectancy in 1960
life expectancy of 68 and total fertility rate of 2.2
South-Korea TFR and life expectancy in 1985
life expectancy of 79 and total fertility rate of 1.2
South-Korea TFR and life expectancy in 2005
life expectancy of 83 and total fertility rate of 0.84
South-Korea TFR and life expectancy in 2022
Rohingya
a Muslim ethnic minority group living in the predominantly Buddhist Myanmar
1982
the Rohingya have been denied citizenship since…
August 2017
the start of the largest exodus of the Rohingya people after a massive wave of violence
742’000
the number of people forced to seek refuge in Bangladesh in 2017
960’000
the number of Rohingya refugees currently in Bangladesh
the Syrian Civil War
created the biggest displacement and refugee crisis in recent years
more than half of the population
the number of Syrian people displaced by the Civil War
500’000
the number of deaths resulting by the armed conflict in Syria
13.3 million
the estimated number of displaced people in Syria
3.6 million
the number of Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey
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