Question

If you were to draw an age structure diagram for Poland, with a tocal feruility ratc of 1.3, which of the following overall shapes would the diagram have 3. a) Ag 45 and ode 45 16-44 yr 19 16 b) Esplain why a country like Poland faces to start incrcasing today a population decline even if its fertility rate were

Answer 1

Q.N. 3 (a) AGE STRUCTURE DIAGRAM FOR POLAND WITH FERTILITY RATE 1.3 IS DIAGRAM ( C )

IN POLAND POPULATION OF AGE GROUP ( 0-14 YEARS ) IS 14.82% , (15-44 YEARS) IS 68.76 % AND ABOVE 44 YEARS IS 16.76 %, HENCE DIAGRAM (C) WILL REPRESENT AGE STRUCTURE DIAGRAM.

(b) FERTILITY RATE 1.3 FOR POLAND IS BELOW REPLACEMENT FERTILITY RATE WHICH IS 2.1. IF A COUNTRY'S FERTILITY RATE WILL BE BELOW REPLACEMENT FERTILITY RATE IT'S POPULATION WILL DECLINE WHICH IS THE CASE OF POLAND.

REPLACEMENT FERTILITY RATE IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN PER WOMAN AT WHICH A POPULATION EXACTLY REPLACE IT SELF FROM ONE GENERATION TO NEXT WITHOUT MIGRATION.