Population

Aging population is one of the most significant and challenging issues in most developed countries. In Australia, during 1994 to 2014, the percentage of people aged 65 years and over increased from 11.8% to 14.7%, and the percentage of those aged 85 and over nearly doubled from 1.0% to 1.9% (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2014). On the contrary, the total number of people aged under 15 years fell 2.8% from 21.6% to 18.8% (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2014). As the decrease of fertility and…

Population of Toowoomba Australia is an exciting place to visit full of one of a kind creatures and true adventure. If you have ever traveled into the country, you have probably visited the capital city of Queensland, but even though this is the most popular area, the outlying cities are growing in popularity as well. One of the most popular smaller cities is known as Toowoomba. The city plays host to many carnivals and festivals throughout the year and has become a draw to many tourists as…

Introduction Older adults are defined as those aged 65 years and older, this population are the fastest growing part of the Canadian population, consisting of 15.7% of the Canadian population as of July 1, 2014. The population of older adults will continue to rise and grow across Canada. By 2063, it is appraised that between 24 and 28 percent of Canada’s population will be aged 65 and older (Statistics Canada 2014a). Research shows that throughout the developed world, not only are people…

economically developed countries are facing their biggest challenge yet, the quickly ageing population. In that respect, Japan is facing the biggest population crisis as over 20% of its population are already falling into the 65 years and above population group and it is expected for the population to age and decline even further in the future. Whereas Australia is following the Japan footsteps, the young population is overtaken by the elder. As a result, the lost in eligible working age group…

Canada 's population is aging, and the demographics of Canadian population are shifting so that senior citizens will form an increasingly larger percentage of the population. With this growing senior population comes an increase in health care costs, pension costs and social services provided for seniors. The thesis is that the rapid growing of the senior population will present a strain in our health care system. The intention of this paper is to explain how this ballooning population of the…

is only amplified as the population grows. Historically, there have a number of viewpoints on the sustainability of population growth. Some of them have been more pessimistic than others. One of the most well known pessimistic viewpoints is that of Thomas Malthus. Thomas Robert Malthus was an English scholar and a professor of history and political economy in Cambridge University. His most famous work was published in 1798, entitled An essay on the principle of population. In this work, he…

Adults in the United States are deciding to have fewer children today and some couples are deciding not to have children at all, slowing down the population growth. With an aging population and fewer births the population growth rate as of April, 2015 is .73%; a downward trend since July of 2000 when it was at 1.12% making it the slowest growth rate since the great depression. (Multpl, 2015). Back in the early times of this country it wouldn’t be unusual for families to have ten or more…

DEMOGRAPHICS: Population: Angola’s actual population as per the census of 2014 is 24.3 million. It constitutes .28 percent of the world population and roughly means that one person out of 355 people on planet is from Angola. The population in 2016 is expected to rise by another 3.5 million and reach 27.8 million. Angola has fertility rate of 5.54 children born per woman which is one of the highest in the world. With this growth rate population of Angola is expected to triple in less than 50…

Many believe that the population of Cuba will decrease almost 5% over the next 15 years and 10% in 32 years. The reason for the decrease is many Cubans are immigrating elsewhere. When Fidel Castro took control in 1959 the government took the homes of the wealthy people and forced them to leave their belongings. Many took this opportunity to cross the 90 miles pursue a new life in America. The county has a low birth rate. Cubans over the age of 60 make up 18 % of the population, while there are…

Population. Population, biologically defined as the summation of members of a particular species or group within a set region or community. For mankind, population has been the double edged sword and, the blunt shield that have allowed humanity to dominate this flying space-rock known as Earth. The population avaliable to a society meant the amount of workers which can gather, use, and produce various resources. This combined with the ability of humanity to use tools and technology, allowed…