Learning objectives
Define birth rate, death rate, immigration, emigration and net migration, and calculate a change in population from them
Explain how and why birth rates, death rates and net migration differ between countries
Explain the concept of an optimum population
Analyse what happens to an economy when its population grows or shrinks, or when its age and gender distribution changes, for example as the population ages
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