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5.3. Population

Syllabus
0455–2027–2028
Topic
5.3
Level
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5.3.1—Factors that affect population growth

  • definitions of:
  • birth rate
  • death rate
  • net migration, immigration and emigration
  • how birth rates, death rates and net migration can vary between countries
  • reasons why birth rates, death rates and net migration rates can vary between countries

5.3.2—The effects of changes in the size and structure of populations

  • the concept of an optimum population
  • the effects of increases and decreases in population size and changes in the age and gender distribution of population

Objective notes

2 learning objectives
ConceptIGCSE Economics