Population Pyramid: When the age structure of population is classified by sex in the form of a histogram, it is called age-sex pyramid. The base of the pyramid shows very low age starting from zero, it increases as we move upwards. The top of the pyramid shows the maximum age above 85 years. Population pyramids are of 5-year intervals. On [...]
This article throws light upon the top ten methods used for measuring birth rate. The methods are: 1. Crude Birth Rate 2. Corrected Birth Rate 3. General Fertility Rate 4. Age Specific Fertility 5. Total Fertility Rate 6. Gross Reproduction Rate 7. Net Reproduction Rate 8. Completed Fertility Rate 9. Standardised Fertility Rate (SFR) 10. Cohort Fertility Rate (CFR). Method [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the view of Enke on population. The name of Stephen Enke is associated with the Tempo model. Tempo is a General Electric Company which is based in Washington D.C., U.S.A. Enke was an economist working in the study centre of this Tempo Company. Enke considered population control as an essential factor for [...]