Miller – Living in the Environment 6 The Human Population: Growth, Demography, and Carrying Capacity

Factors Affecting Human Population Size Births Deaths Migration Population Change = (births + immigration) – (deaths + emigration)

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) Crude Death Rate (CDR) number of live births per 1000 people in a population in a given year Crude Death Rate (CDR) Number of deaths per 1000 people in a population in a given year

Annual world population growth <1% 1-1.9% 2-2.9% 3+% Data not available Average annual rate of population change in 2002 was 1.28% compared to 2.2% in 1963.

© 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning China 1.28 billion 37% 1.5 billion India 1 billion 1.4 billion USA 288 million 4.6% 346 million Indonesia 217 million 282 million Brazil 174 million The worlds 10 most populous countries (2002) 219 million Pakistan 144 million © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning 242 million Russia 144 million 129 million Bangladesh 134 million 178 million Japan 127 million 121 million Nigeria 130 million 205 million 2002 2025

Where are they? Beijing Tibet CHINA NEPAL JAPAN Shanghai Delhi PAKISTAN INDIA Hong Kong Bhopal Calcutta PACIFIC OCEAN BANGLADESH THAILAND Bombay INDIAN OCEAN PHILIPPINES State of Kerala Bangkok SRI LANKA NEW GUINEA BORNEO INDONESIA

© 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Asia 3.8 billion 4.7 billion Europe 728 million © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning 718 million Africa 840 million 1.3 billion Population projections by region (2002-2025) Latin America 531 million 697 million North America 319 million 382 million Oceania 32 million 40 million 2002 2025

Global Fertility Rates Replacement level fertility the number of children a couple must bear to replace themselves 2.1 developed 2.5 undeveloped Total fertility rate (TFR) Estimate of the average number children a woman will have during her childbearing years Actual number of offspring produced through sexual reproduction

There has been a decline in total fertility rates. World 5 children per women 2.8 Developed countries 2.5 1.6 © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Developing countries 6.5 3.1 Africa 6.6 5.2 There has been a decline in total fertility rates. Latin America 5.9 2.7 Asia 5.9 2.6 Oceania 3.8 2.5 North America 3.5 2.1 Europe 2.6 1.4 1950 2002

Total Fertility Rates in 2002 Births per woman < 2 4-4.9 2-2.9 5+ 3-3.9 Data not available Total Fertility Rates in 2002

Population (billions) Population Projections 12 11 High High 10.9 10 Medium Low 9 Medium 9.3 8 Population (billions) 7 6 Low 7.3 5 4 3 2 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 Year

Total fertility rates for the US 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 Births per woman Replacement level 2.1 2.0 1.5 Baby boom (1946-64) 1.0 0.5 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year

Births per thousand population Birth rates in the U.S. 32 30 28 26 Births per thousand population 24 22 20 18 demographic transition End of World War II 16 baby boom echo baby boom 14 Depression Baby bust 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year

Key factors affecting a country’s average birth rate and TFR Importance of children as a part of the labor force. Urbanization Cost of raising and educating children Educational and employment opportunities Infant mortality rate Average age of marriage Availability of private and public pension system Availability of legal abortions Availability of reliable birth control methods Religious beliefs, traditions, and cultural norms.

Importance of Death Rates People started living longer. Increased food supplies Better nutrition Improvements in medical and public health technology Improved sanitation Safer water supplies

Useful indicators of health Life expectancy Average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live Infant mortality rate The number of babies out of every 1000 born who die before their first birthday

Global life expectancy Good news Increased from 48 to 67 years in developing countries from 1955 to 2002 Increased from 48 to 76 years in developed countries during same period Bad news Life expectancy in poorest countries is 55 years or less

Because it reflects the general level of nutrition and health care, infant mortality probably is the single most important measure of a societies quality of life.

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births Infant Mortality Rates in 2002 <10 10-35 36-70 71-100 100+ Data not available Infant Mortality Rates in 2002

Population age structure the proportion of the population (or of each gender) at each age level Age categories Pre-reproduction Ages 0-14 Reproduction Ages 15- 44 Post-reproduction Ages 45 and up

© 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Male Female Male Female Rapid Growth Guatemala Nigeria Saudi Arabia Slow Growth United States Australia Canada Ages 0-14 Ages 15-44 Ages 45-85+ © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning

© 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Male Female Male Female Zero Growth Spain Austria Greece Negative Growth Germany Bulgaria Sweden Ages 0-14 Ages 15-44 Ages 45-85+ © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning

Population Age Structure Rapid Growth Guatemala Nigeria Saudi Arabia Slow Growth United States Australia Canada Male Female Zero Growth Spain Austria Greece Negative Growth Germany Bulgaria Sweden

Population (millions) © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Developed Countries 85+ 80-85 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Male Female Age 300 200 100 100 200 300 Population (millions) © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning

Population (millions) © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Developing Countries 85+ 80-85 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Male Female Age 300 200 100 100 200 300 Population (millions) © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning

Population Age Structure Male Female Rapid Growth Guatemala Nigeria Saudi Arabia Slow Growth United States Australia Canada Zero Growth Spain Austria Greece Negative Growth Germany Bulgaria Sweden Ages 0-14 Ages 15-44 Ages 45-85+

© 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Age Age Females Males Females Males 24 20 20 16 16 12 12 8 1955 8 1985 4 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 Millions 16 Millions 16 20 20 24 © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning

© 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning Age Age Females Males Females Males 20 20 20 20 16 16 12 12 8 8 1955 4 2035 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 20 Millions 20 Millions 24 24 © 2004 Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning

Effects of population decline from a rise in death rates Sharp drop in average life expectancy Loss of a countries most productive young adults Sharp rise in number of orphans Drop in food production

Can the world provide an adequate standard of living for 3 Can the world provide an adequate standard of living for 3.1 billion more people? Is the earth already over populated? What measures should we take to slow population growth?

Hypothesis of demographic transition: – as counties become industrialized birth and death rates decline

Relative population size Birth rate and death rate Stage 1 Preindustrial Stage 2 Transitional Stage 3 Industrial Stage 4 Postindustrial Low High Relative population size (number per 1,000 per year) Birth rate and death rate 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Birth rate Death rate Total population Low growth rate Increasing growth rate Very high growth rate Decreasing growth rate Low growth rate Zero growth rate Negative growth rate Time

Family Planning Programs which provide educational and clinical services that help couples choose how many children to have and when. Birth spacing Birth control Health care

Estimated global use of contraceptives Condom 5% Male sterilization 5% Pill 8% Other methods 10% No method 43% Estimated global use of contraceptives IUD 12% Female sterilization 17%

Empowering Women Women’s work is never done! Domestic work Child care Health care Work associated with growing food, hauling water, gathering fuelwood Women have fewer and healthier children when They have access to education They live in societies in which their rights are not suppressed.

Typical workday for a woman in Africa 4:45 A.M. Wake, wash, and eat 5:00 A.M.- 5:30 A.M. Walk to fields 5:30 P.M.- 3:00 P.M. Work in fields 3:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M. Collect firewood 4:00 P.M.- 5:30 P.M. Pound and grind corn 5:30 P.M.- 6:30 P.M. Collect water 6:30 P.M.- 8:30 P.M. Cook for family and eat 8:30 P.M.- 9:30 P.M. Wash dishes and children 9:30 P.M. Go to bed

SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH IN INDIA AND CHINA For more than five decades, India has tried to control its population growth with only modest success. Since 1970, China has used a government-enforced program to cut its birth rate in half and sharply reduce its fertility rate.

India’s Failed Family Planning Program Poor planning. Bureaucratic inefficiency. Low status of women. Extreme poverty. Lack of administrative financial support. Disagreement over the best ways to slow population growth.

China’s Family Planning Program Currently, China’s TFR is 1.6 children per women. China has moved 300 million people out of poverty. Problems: Strong male preference leads to gender imbalance. Average population age is increasing. Not enough resource to support population.