This changing population structure—referred to as a demographic transition—has historically offered countries an opportunity for higher growth and prosperity. For sub-Saharan Africa, the opportunity ...

Industrial countries have largely completed what is called the "demographic transition"—the transition from a largely rural agrarian society with high fertility and mortality rates to a predominantly ...

Demographic Research, Vol. 31 (JULY - DECEMBER 2014), pp. 161-182 (24 pages) BACKGROUND Despite a long interest in the historical fertility transition, there is still a lack of knowledge about ...

Population density in the UK Changes to the demographic transition model Changes to the UK population pyramid An ageing UK population Changes in ethnic diversity in ...