The document discusses key population indicators and trends for countries at different stages of development. It covers birth rates, death rates, fertility rates, infant mortality rates, life expectancy, population density, and migration rates. It also examines population change through the demographic transition model and the implications of population change on societies, economies, and political systems.

1. The latest briefing was published on the 5th of November 2015. Read it, and make
notes under the headings: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_422383.pdf
Population indicators – vital rates (birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, infant
mortality rate, life expectancy, migration rate and population density) for
countries at different stages of development
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Fertility Rate
Infant mortality Rate

2. Life Expectancy
Population Density
Population change: the demographic transition model (5 stages), its validity and
applicability (in countries at different stages of development).
Population structures at different stages of the demographic transition.
The impact of migration on national population structure.

3. Social, economic and political implications of populationchange.
Social
Economic
Political