Asked by LaQuasha Coles on Apr 24, 2024
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Define total fertility rate and replacement rate. Use them to describe the population prospects for many developed countries.
Total Fertility Rate
The total number of offspring a woman is predicted to give birth to during her lifetime, based on existing age-related fertility trends.
Replacement Rate
The percentage of a worker's pre-retirement income that is paid out by a pension program upon retirement.
- Evaluate the relationship between economic development, environmental sustainability, and population growth.
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Bhumi Patel6 days ago
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The total fertility rate is the average number of children per lifetime birthed by a nation's women. The replacement rate is the total fertility rate necessary to offset deaths in a country and thereby keep the size of its population constant. For most countries, a total fertility rate is about 2.1 births per woman per lifetime. Because fertility rate tends to fall below replacement rate as countries modernize, we can expect total world population to begin declining.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate the relationship between economic development, environmental sustainability, and population growth.