Demographics of Japan

which have lead to increased life expectancy such as environmental factors, advanced medicine, and personal choices (e.g. diet, exercise, etc.). However, important to note that with an increase in life expectancy, it has resulted in continual demographic changes. In fact, research suggests that by 2030, the population aged 65 and over will double in size given all members of the…

they diverge? What were some of the reasons for this divergence as well as the consequences in terms of French political, social, cultural and economic life during the course of the nineteenth century? Ancien Regime France was the financial, demographic and cultural hub of Europe. A large unified landmass, a vast rural population and effective centralized governance, positioned the Hexagon to thrive in pre-industrial world. A combination of economic, social and political changes turned many of…

to the countries rapidly declining birth rate, low death rate, declining natural increase in population and declining fertility rate. This stage in the demographic transition model ideally characterizes developing nations such as China. Russia: Based on the data provided in figure 3.8, Russia is in “Phase 5: Declining Stage” of the demographic transition model. This is largely due to the fact that Russia has a low birth rate, rising death rate. This sort of situation where the death rate of a…

Angola and Yellow Fever The continent of Africa is a diverse place. Many cultures, languages, and ethnicities are sporadically spread throughout its landscapes, but regardless of the diversity of Africa there are several commonalities that make the continent of Africa prone to certain problems. One of these problems has been made manifest in nation of Angola as it struggles with an outbreak of yellow fever. Many physical and cultural aspects of Africa’s geography make it prone to these types of…

Introduction Demography is the scientific study of human populations, including their sizes, compositions, distributions, densities, growth and other characteristics as well as the causes and consequences of changes in those factors. Demographic analysis is an important tool that explains sociological phenomena such as expanding population which can result in competition of resources such as food, land, access to trade routes among others. Demography largely relies on large data sets over long…

The need to increase the number of adopted children is greater than ever. The adoption rates have drastically reduced; thereby, increasing the number of people aging out of the child welfare system without a relative or family to take care of them. Increasing the number of adopted children would reduce or eliminate the aging out of people from a child welfare system. As such, this paper looks into some of the ways by which to increase the number of adopted children; consequently, reducing the…

The demographic transitions model splits society into four stages, stage one, High stationary which occurs when there is a high birth rate and a high death rate which has a natural increase is low because the two cancel each other out. In stage two, early expanding there is a rapid drop in the death rate, this transition could occur because of improvements in sanitation, better health care and food and water supply. All of these factors could play a huge role in this factor if people are getting…

Introduction Are we too big? Can we cope with up to 38 million people? Good Morning Tony Abbott and ministers, in the next seven or so minutes, three new babies will be born, two people will pass away, and six people will migrate to Australia. Australia is experiencing a large population boom which can effect our economic prosperity, livability and environmental sustainability. If however managed adequately a growing population’s impacts can be reduced and possibly eliminated, thus providing a…

According to Demographic Transition Model, there has been a gradually shift from high fertility and mortality rates to a decline in birth rate and death rates, which leads to the ageing of populations in the world. Therefore, many scientists, developmental psychologists, healthcare professionals and even governments start to emphasis on the aging issue. In the previous years, ageing was simply associated with a decline in physical, psychological, social capacities and an increase in the risk…

China might be thinking about scrapping its controversial one child policy, as the country faces a demographic challenge. China’s population is aging and labour force is declining. Could the country create a baby boom? China is facing a big demographic problem as the country now has the biggest and rapidly aging population while the working age population also continues to decline. The situation is made trickier by the fact that China’s economic growth is cooling off. In order to ease the…