Map of countries by population

Population growth showing projections for later this century

Demography is the statistical study of all populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population, that is, one that changes over time or space (see population dynamics). It encompasses the study of the size, structure and distribution of populations, and spatial and/or temporal changes in them in response to birth, death, migration and aging. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1700x628, 63 KB) Summary Map of countries by population as listed on wikipedia:List of countries by population, using User:Astrokey44s version of User:Aris Katsariss version of User:E Pluribus Anthonys version of User:Vardions world... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1700x628, 63 KB) Summary Map of countries by population as listed on wikipedia:List of countries by population, using User:Astrokey44s version of User:Aris Katsariss version of User:E Pluribus Anthonys version of User:Vardions world... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links World_population_growth_-_time_between_each_billion-person_growth. ... Image File history File links World_population_growth_-_time_between_each_billion-person_growth. ... For the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. ... Population dynamics is the study of marginal and long-term changes in the numbers, individual weights and age composition of individuals in one or several populations, and biological and environmental processes influencing those changes. ... For other uses, see Birth (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation). ... Human migration denotes any movement of groups of people from one locality to another, rather than of individual wanderers. ... Ageing or aging is the process of getting older. ...

Human demography is the most well known discipline of demography, and typically what people refer to when using the term demography. Demographic analysis can be applied to whole societies or to groups defined by criteria such as education, nationality, religion and ethnicity. In academia, demography is often regarded as a branch of either anthropology, economics, or sociology. Formal demography limits its object of study to the measurement of populations processes, while the more broad field of social demography population studies also analyze the relationships between economic, social, cultural and biological processes influencing a population.^[1] Demographic analysis uses administrative records to develop an independent estimate of the population [1]. Demographic analysis estimates are often considered a reliable standard for judging the accuracy of the census information gathered at any time. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ... This is about the social science. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous...

The term demographics is often used erroneously for demography, but refers rather to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. Demographics refers to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. ... Next big thing redirects here. ... A demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment. ...

Data and methods

There are two methods of data collection: direct and indirect. Direct data come from vital statistics registries that track all births and deaths as well as certain changes in legal status such as marriage, divorce, and migration (registration of place of residence). In developed countries with good registration systems (such as the United States and much of Europe), registry statistics are the best method for estimating the number of births and deaths.

The census is the other common direct method of collecting demographic data. A census is usually conducted by a national government and attempts to enumerate every person in a country. However, in contrast to vital statistics data, which are typically collected continuously and summarized on an annual basis, censuses typically occur only every 10 years or so, and thus are not usually the best source of data on births and deaths. Analyses are conducted after a census to estimate how much over or undercounting took place. Censuses do more than just count people. They typically collect information about families or households, as well as about such individual characteristics as age, sex, marital status, literacy/education, employment status and occupation, and geographical location. They may also collect data on migration (or place of birth or of previous residence), language, religion, nationality (or ethnicity or race), and citizenship. In countries in which the vital registration system may be incomplete, the censuses are also used as a direct source of information about fertility and mortality; for example the censuses of the People's Republic of China gather information on births and deaths that occurred in the 18 months immediately preceding the census. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Indirect methods of data collections are required in countries where full data are not available, such as is the case in much of the developing world. One of these techniques is the sister method, where survey researchers ask women how many of their sisters have died or had children and at what age. With these surveys, researchers can then indirectly estimate birth or death rates for the entire population. Other indirect methods include asking people about siblings, parents, and children.

There are a variety of demographic methods for modeling population processes. They include models of mortality (including the life table, Gompertz models, hazard models, Cox proportional hazards models, multiple decrement life tables, Brass relational logits), fertility (Hernes model, Coale-Trussell models, parity progression ratios), marriage (Singulate Mean at Marriage, Page model), disability (Sullivan's method, multistate life tables), population projections ( Lee Carter, the Leslie Matrix), and population momentum (Keyfitz). 2003 US mortality table, Table 1, Page 1 In actuarial science, a life table (also called a mortality table or actuarial table) is a table which shows, for a person at each age, what the probability is that they die before their next birthday. ... Fertility is the natural capability of giving life. ... Ansley Johnson Coale (1917-2002), was one of Americas foremost demographers. ... Population momentum is an effect which causes population growth. ...

Important concepts

Important concepts in demography include-:

• The crude birth rate, the annual number of live births per 1000 people.
• The general fertility rate, the annual number of live births per 1000 women of childbearing age (often taken to be from 15 to 49 years old, but sometimes from 15 to 44).
• age-specific fertility rates, the annual number of live births per 1000 women in particular age groups (usually age 15-19, 20-24 etc.)
• The crude death rate, the annual number of deaths per 1000 people.
• The infant mortality rate, the annual number of deaths of children less than 1 year old per 1000 live births.
• The expectation of life (or life expectancy), the number of years which an individual at a given age could expect to live at present mortality levels.
• The total fertility rate, the number of live births per woman completing her reproductive life, if her childbearing at each age reflected current age-specific fertility rates.
• The gross reproduction rate, the number of daughters who would be born to a woman completing her reproductive life at current age-specific fertility rates.
• The net reproduction ratio is the expected number of daughters, per newborn prospective mother, who may or may not survive to and through the ages of childbearing.

Note that the crude death rate as defined above and applied to a whole population can give a misleading impression. For example, the number of deaths per 1000 people can be higher for developed nations than in less-developed countries, despite standards of health being better in developed countries. This is because developed countries have relatively more older people, who are more likely to die in a given year, so that the overall mortality rate can be higher even if the mortality rate at any given age is lower. A more complete picture of mortality is given by a life table which summarises mortality separately at each age. A life table is necessary to give a good estimate of life expectancy. Mortality rate is the annual number of deaths per 1000 people. ... Infant mortality is the death of infants in the first year of life. ... This article is about the measure of remaining life. ... 2003 US mortality table, Table 1, Page 1 In actuarial science, a life table (also called a mortality table or actuarial table) is a table which shows, for a person at each age, what the probability is that they die before their next birthday. ...

The fertility rates can also give a misleading impression that a population is growing faster than it in fact is, because measurement of fertility rates only involves the reproductive rate of women, and does not adjust for the sex ratio. For example, if a population has a total fertility rate of 4.0 but the sex ratio is 66/34 (twice as many men as women), this population is actually growing at a slower natural increase rate than would a population having a fertility rate of 3.0 and a sex ratio of 50/50. This distortion is greatest in India and Myanmar, and is present in China as well. Anthem Kaba Ma Kyei Capital Naypyidaw Largest city Yangon Official languages Burmese Demonym Burmese Government Military junta  -  Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Than Shwe  -  Prime Minister Soe Win  -  Acting Prime Minister Thein Sein Establishment  -  Bagan 849–1287   -  Taungoo Dynasty 1486–1752   -  Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885   -  Colonial rule...

Basic demographic equation

Suppose that a country (or other entity) contains Population_t persons at time t. What is the size of the population at time t + 1 ?

Population_{t + 1} = Population_t + Naturalincrease_t + Netmigration_t

Natural increase from time t to t + 1:

Naturalincrease_t = Births_t − Deaths_t

Net migration from time t to t + 1:

Netmigration_t = Immigration_t − Emigration_t

This basic equation can also be applied to subpopulations. For example, the population size of ethnic groups or nationalities within a given society or country is subject to the same sources of change. However, when dealing with ethnic groups, "net migration" might have to be subdivided into physical migration and ethnic reidentification (assimilation). Individuals who change their ethnic self-labels or whose ethnic classification in government statistics changes over time may be thought of as migrating or moving from one population subcategory to another.^[2] Cultural assimilation (often called merely assimilation) is an intense process of consistent integration whereby members of an ethno-cultural group, typically immigrants, or other minority groups, are absorbed into an established, generally larger community. ...

More generally, while the basic demographic equation holds true by definition, in practice the recording and counting of events (births, deaths, immigration, emigration) and the enumeration of the total population size are subject to error. So allowance needs to be made for error in the underlying statistics when any accounting of population size or change is made.

History

Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) is regarded as the "father of demography" for his economic analysis of social organization which produced the first scientific and theoretical work on population, development, and group dynamics. His Muqaddimah also laid the groundwork for his observation of the role of state, communication and propaganda in history.^[3] Ibn Khaldūn or Ibn Khaldoun (full name, Arabic: , ) (May 27, 1332 AD/732 AH – March 19, 1406 AD/808 AH), was a famous Berber Muslim polymath: a historian, historiographer, demographer, economist, philosopher, political theorist, sociologist and social scientist born in present-day Tunisia. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... The Muqaddimah, or the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun (Arabic: مقدّمة ابن خلدون), records an early Muslim view of universal history. Many modern thinkers view it as one of the first works of sociology. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... For the Bobby Womack album, see Communication (1972 album). ... For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). ... This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ...

The Natural and Political Observations ... upon the Bills of Mortality (1662) of John Graunt contains a primitive form of life table. Mathematicians, such as Edmond Halley, developed the life table as the basis for life insurance mathematics. Richard Price was credited with the first textbook on life contingencies published in 1771,^[4] followed later by Augustus de Morgan, ‘On the Application of Probabilities to Life Contingencies’, (1838).^[5] John Graunt (1620-1674) was one of the first demographers. ... In actuarial science, a life table (sometimes called a mortality table) is basically a table which shows, for a person at each age, what the probability is that they die before their next birthday. ... // Portrait of Edmond Halley painted around 1687 by Thomas Murray (Royal Society, London) Portrait of Edmond Halley Bust of Edmond Halley in the Museum of the Royal Greenwich Observatory Edmond Halley FRS (sometimes Edmund; IPA: ) (November 8, 1656 – January 14, 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist. ... Richard Price (February 23, 1723 – April 19, 1791), was a Welsh moral and political philosopher. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

At the end of the 18th century, Thomas Malthus concluded that, if unchecked, populations would be subject to exponential growth. He feared that population growth would tend to outstrip growth in food production, leading to ever increasing famine and poverty (see Malthusian catastrophe); he is seen as the intellectual father of ideas of overpopulation and the limits to growth. Later more sophisticated and realistic models were presented by e.g. Benjamin Gompertz and Verhulst. Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS (13th February, 1766 – 29th December, 1834), was an English demographer and political economist. ... In mathematics, exponential growth (or geometric growth) occurs when the growth rate of a function is always proportional to the functions current size. ... Malthusian catastrophe, sometimes known as a Malthusian check, Malthusian crisis, Malthusian dilemma, Malthusian disaster, Malthusian trap, or Malthusian limit is a return to subsistence-level conditions as a result of agricultural (or, in later formulations, economic) production being eventually outstripped by growth in population. ... Map of countries by population density (See List of countries by population density. ... Benjamin Gompertz (March 5. ... Pierre François Verhulst (October 28, 1804 - February 15, 1849, Brussels, Belgium) was a mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825. ...

The demographic transition

World population from 500CE to 2150, based on UN 2004 projections (red, orange, green) and US Census Bureau historical estimates (black). Only the section in blue is from reliable counts, not estimates or projections.

Main article: Demographic transition

Contrary to Malthus' predictions and in line with his thoughts on moral restraint, natural population growth in most developed countries has diminished to close to zero, without being held in check by famine or lack of resources, as people in developed nations have shown a tendency to have fewer children. The fall in population growth has occurred despite large rises in life expectancy in these countries. This pattern of population growth, with slow (or no) growth in pre-industrial societies, followed by fast growth as the society develops and industrialises, followed by slow growth again as it becomes more affluent, is known as the demographic transition. Image File history File links World-Population-500CE-2150. ... Image File history File links World-Population-500CE-2150. ... Demographic transition occurs in societies that transition from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economy. ... Pre-industrial society refers to specific social attributes and forms of political and cultural organization that were prevalent before the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Capitalism. ... Demographic transition occurs in societies that transition from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economy. ...

Similar trends are now becoming visible in ever more developing countries, so that far from spiralling out of control, world population growth is expected to slow markedly in the next century, coming to an eventual standstill or even declining. The change is likely to be accompanied by major shifts in the proportion of world population in particular regions. The United Nations Population Division expects the absolute number of infants and toddlers in the world to begin to fall by 2015, and the number of children under 15 by 2025. The figure in this section shows the latest (2004) UN projections of world population out to the year 2150 (red = high, orange = medium, green = low). The UN "medium" projection shows world population reaching an approximate equilibrium at 9 billion by 2075. Working independently, demographers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria expect world population to peak at 9 billion by 2070. Throughout the 21st century, the average age of the population is likely to continue to rise. UN and U.N. redirect here. ... The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is a non-governmental research organization. ...

The science of population

Populations change through three processes: fertility, mortality, and migration. Fertility involves the number of children that women have and is to be contrasted with fecundity (a woman's childbearing potential).^[6] Mortality is the study of the causes, consequences, and measurement of processes affecting death to members of the population. Demographers most commonly study mortality using the Life Table, a statistical device which provides information about the mortality conditions (most notably the life expectancy) in the population.^[7] Migration refers to the movement of persons from an origin place to a destination place across some pre-defined, political boundary. Migration researchers do not designate movements 'migrations' unless they are somewhat permanent. Thus demographers do not consider tourists and travelers to be migrating. While demographers who study migration typically do so through census data on place of residence, indirect sources of data including tax forms and labor force surveys are also important.^[8] 2003 US mortality table, Table 1, Page 1 In actuarial science, a life table (also called a mortality table or actuarial table) is a table which shows, for a person at each age, what the probability is that they die before their next birthday. ...

Demography is today widely taught in many universities across the world, attracting students with initial training in social sciences, statistics or health studies. Being at the crossroads of several disciplines such as geography, economics, sociology or epidemiology, demography offers tools to approach a large range of population issues by combining a more technical quantitative approach that represents the core of the discipline with many other methods borrowed from social or other sciences. Demographic research is conducted in universities, in research institutes as well as in statistical departments and in several international agencies. Population institutions are part of the Cicred (International Committee for Coordination of Demographic Research) network while most individual scientists engaged in demographic research are members of the IUSSP (International Union for the Scientific Study of Population). Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Notes

See also

• Demographics of present-day nations and states
• Biodemography
• Biodemography of human longevity
• Demographic analysis
• Linguistic demography
• Nurgaliev's law
• Religious demography
• Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality
• Important publications in demography
• Medieval demography
• Population
• Population geography
• Population statistics
• Reproductive health
• Sociology
• Social surveys: General Social Survey, ALLBUS, GSOEP, PSID, European Social Survey, World Values Survey, National Longitudinal Survey

This is a list of Demographics by country articles, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Biodemography (bio ∙ demography [bio-di-mog-ruh-fee] - noun) is the science dealing with the integration of biology and demography. ... Biodemography of Human Longevity. ... Demographic analysis uses administrative records to develop an independent estimate of the population [1]. Demographic analysis estimates are often considered a reliable standard for judging the accuracy of the census information gathered at any time. ... Estimating the number of speakers of a given language is not straightforward, and various estimates may diverge considerably. ... The Gompertz-Makeham law states that death rate is a sum of age-independent component (Makeham term) and age-dependent component (Gompertz function), which increases exponentially with age. ... // Foundations The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Max Weber Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus, 1904 Online version Description: In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber puts forward a thesis that Puritan ethic and ideas had influenced the development of capitalism. ... Medieval demography is the study of human demography in Europe during the Middle Ages. ... Map of world population density as of 1994. ... Population statistics is the use of statistics to analyze characteristics or changes to a population. ... Within the framework of WHOs definition of health[1] as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... The General Social Survey (GSS) is a means for the collection of data on demographic characteristics and attitudes of residents of the United States. ... The German General Social Survey (GGSS/ALLBUS - Die Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften) is a national data generation program in Germany, which is similar to the American General Social Survey (GSS). ... The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is a longitudinal panel dataset of the population in Germany. ... The World Values Survey is an academic project by social scientists to assess the state of sociocultural and political values of different cultures around the world. ... The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys conducted by the US Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics, designed to gather information at multiple points in time on significant life events of several population samples of US citizens, especially their labor market activities. ...

Further reading

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• Glad, John. 2008. Future Human Evolution: Eugenics in the Twenty-First Century. Hermitage Publishers, ISBN 1-55779-154-6 [1]
• Preston, Samuel, Patrick Heuveline, and Michel Guillot. 2000. Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes. Blackwell Publishing.
• Paul R. Ehrlich (1968), The Population Bomb Controversial Neo-Malthusianist pamphlet
• Leonid A. Gavrilov & Natalia S. Gavrilova (1991), The Biology of Life Span: A Quantitative Approach. New York: Harwood Academic Publisher, ISBN 3-7186-4983-7
• Phillip Longman (2004), The Empty Cradle: how falling birth rates threaten global prosperity and what to do about it
• Joe McFalls (2007), Population: A Lively Introduction, Population Reference Bureau [2]
• Ben J. Wattenberg (2004), How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future. Chicago: R. Dee, ISBN 1-56663-606-X
• Andrey Korotayev, Artemy Malkov, & Daria Khaltourina (2006). Introduction to Social Macrodynamics: Compact Macromodels of the World System Growth. Moscow: URSS, ISBN 5-484-00414-4 [3]

Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Stanford University professor and a renowned entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies). ... The Population Bomb (1968) is a book written by Paul R. Ehrlich. ... Phillip Longman (born April 21, 1956, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is a renowned demographer. ... Ben J. Wattenberg is a prominent American neo-conservative commentator and writer. ... Andrey Korotayev (born in 1961) is an anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist. ...

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• Demographic mapping and reporting for the UK
• Demography at the University of Southampton
• PAA The Population Association of America is a society of professionals working in the population field. PAA members include demographers, sociologists, economists and public health professionals.
• Demography Demography is the official journal of the Population Association of America.
• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) IIASA is a non-governmental research institution studying sustainability and the human dimensions of global change for the scientific community, policy makers and the public.
• Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the UK's largest research centre focusing on demography and reproductive health.
• Rivista Italiana di Economia Demografia e Statistica RIEDS, Italian Review of Economics Demography and Statistics, Sieds(in Italian, some articles are in English).
• Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demographyaims at developing cooperation amongst national population research centres, and encouraging new research
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research The MPIDR began its activities in October 1996, but it has already become one of the largest non-governmental research bodies in demography in the world.
• Population Studies a journal of demography.
• Online Journal Demographic Research A free, open access, expedited, peer-reviewed journal of the population sciences published regularly on the web.
• Historicalstatistics.org Links to historical demographic and economic statistics
• The Population Reference Bureau has two introduction to demography texts on line. "Population Handbook" and "Population: A Lively Introduction".
• Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan one of the oldest and most active demography research centers in the United States.
• Hopkins Population Center Hopkins Population Center was established in 1971 with a mandate to stimulate and facilitate interdisciplinary population research. It is the only NICHD funded center in a school of public health.
• Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania since 1962 turning life into statistics.
• Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley
• Département de démographie, Université de Montréal
• Department of Demography,Cedeplar, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Institute National d'Etudes Démographiques French National Institute
• Population and Health graduate program Population and Health Graduate Program in the Dept of Population and Family Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin,Madison one of the leading centers of demographic research in the world.
• CensusScope U.S. Social Demography site containing data, charts, and color coded maps for country, state, county, and metropolitan geographies.
• PopulationData.net Information and maps about populations around the world. French, with Babelfish translation.
• Phillip Longman, New Statesman, 31 May 2004, "Everywhere, even in Africa, the world is running out of children"
• Ed Stephan's Timeline of Demography Highlights in the history of demography from 3800 BC to 2000 AD.
• United Nations Population Division Homepage(e.g. Population Estimates and Projections Data Online)
• UN 2004 population projections
• NationMasterNationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.
• Java Simulation of Population Dynamics.