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Demography |
The study of the characteristics of human populations. |
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Vital Records |
Reports of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and the incidence of certain infectious diseases. |
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Crude/Arithmetic Density |
Total number of people divided by the total land area. |
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Age-Sex Pyramid |
Representation of the population based on its composition according to age and sex. |
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Cohort |
Group of individuals who share a common temporal demographic experience. |
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Dependency Ratio |
Measure of the economic impact of the young and old on the more economically productive members of the population. |
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Crude Birthrate |
Ratio of people who give birth in a single year for every 1000 people. |
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Doubling Time |
Time it takes for a population to double. |
