1. Fertility Rates

4. Key numbers to remember:
Replacement rate is 2.1 (as a TFR)
Doubling rate= 70 𝑅𝑁𝐼
10 billion

5. Review of Demographic Transition Model
Identify the stage for the following countries: Germany Hong Kong Angola India Mexico South Korea France Chad

7. NICs (Newly Industrialized Countries):
In the 1970s & 80s the NICs were Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan (the Asian Tigers). They went on to stage four rapidly

9. NICs (Newly Industrialized Countries):
Today’s NICs: South Africa Mexico Brazil China India Malaysia Thailand The Philippines Turkey

11. United States TFR
The United States just dropped below the replacement level, but our population continues to grow because of immigration.

12. What about Eastern Europe?
Countries like Latvia, Lithuania, and Hungary have negative growth but are not services oriented economies. What is going on?