Populations grow at geometric or exponential rates in the presence of unlimited resources. Geometric populations grow through pulsed reproduction (e.g., the annual reproduction of deer, which have ...

In 1950, the term "population explosion" was unheard of, yet the demographic forces that would trigger runaway population growth were settling into place. Death rates in the developed world had ...

Demographic analysis is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race, and sex. Demographic data refers to socioeconomic information that's expressed statistically including ...

Humankind is being buffeted by the forces of demographic change. The most prominent changes are rapid population growth in some developing economies and shifting shares of adolescents and young adults ...

Random forces lead to genetic drift Sometimes, there can be random fluctuations in the numbers of alleles in a population. These changes in relative allele frequency, called genetic drift ...

This has further raised concerns among policymakers about the impact of its demographic shift on Asia's fourth-largest economy. Jung Jae-hoon, professor of social welfare at Seoul Women's ...

An aging population and slower labor force growth affect economies in many ways—the growth of GDP slows, working-age people pay more to support the elderly, and public budgets strain under the burden ...

Cy-Fair ISD is expected to see a 1.1% enrollment dip from 118,057 to 116,757 students by 2034, according to data consulting firm Population and Survey Analysts at the April 10 board work session.