1. Population
Vital Statistics, Population Structures,
and Demographer tools

2. Vital Statistics
• Fertility- population reproduction
• Mortality- rate at which people in a society die
• Birth rate= Total live births x 1000
Total population
(same formula for mortality)
WHY?

3. Canadian Mortality
• 2004
– 233,087 deaths
– Canadian population 31, 946, 316
233,087
x 1000 = Approx. 7%
31,946,316

4. Population
• Rate of natural increase- birth rate combined
with death rate (mortality)
• Population structure- general population
make-up (ex. #of males, females, different
ages)
• Cohort group- age-sex grouping (ex. Males
aged 5-9, Vancouver B.C.)

5. Population change
WHY does studying population change matter?

6. Immigration and Emigration
• Immigration moving to
• Emigrate move from
Example:
Pauly-D immigrated to Kazakhstan.
Vs. The Situation emigrated from Sweden.
**indicators of socials, political, economic changes
Push-pull factors: events that push/pull people
to/from a region

7. Push-pull factors