Population (calculating)

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Population: calculating 

Today 

• Recap
• Calculating the population growth
• Calculating the population density 

Learning goals 

•  You can calculate the population growth of a country on the basis of the natural and social population growth
• You can calculate the population density of a country  

Natural population growth 

• Population growth as a result of births and deaths
• Calculate: births - deaths 
  

ourworldindata.org

Social population growth 

• Population growth as a result of migration 
• Calculate: immigrants - emigrants 
  

Push and pull factors 

Calculating the annual population growth 

Calculating the annual population growth 

305,377 - 159,052 = 146, 325

474,155 - 287,790 = 186,365

23,968,00 + 146,325 + 186,365 = 24,300,690 

Population density

• Bevolkingsdichtheid 
  
• The number of inhabitants divided by the surface area of a country, measured per square kilometre
  

Calculating the population density 

Calculate the population density of country X using the following data: 

• surface area = 200,000 km2
  
• number of people is 500,000
  

Calculating the population density 

Calculate the population density of country X using the following data: 

• surface area = 200,000 km2
  
• number of people is 500,000
  

500,000 divided by 200,000 = 2.5 inhabitants/km2

Working for yourself

• Worksheet 'calculating the population growth and population density'
  
• You can use your textbook