Population is not static, but rather dynamic and ever-changing. It deals with how and why the number of people and structure of a population changes over time. The world's population has tripled since 1950 and is continuously rising, with 59.5% now living in Asia. The size of a population is affected by factors like birth rate, death rate, and migration. The birth rate refers to the number of live births per 1000 people in an area per year, and if it is above 2 then the population will rise. The death rate refers to the number of deaths per 1000 people in an area per year. Immigration is movement into an area, while emigration is movement out of an area.