Using a mathematical model, researchers have shed new light on the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming societies. Rather than focusing exclusively on external factors, they looked at internal ...

This changing population structure—referred to as a demographic transition—has historically offered countries an opportunity for higher growth and prosperity. For sub-Saharan Africa, the opportunity ...

Attitudinal and behavioural indices of the second demographic transition: Evidence from the last three decades in Europe This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. BACKGROUND The ...

Demographic Research, Vol. 31 (JULY - DECEMBER 2014), pp. 161-182 (24 pages) BACKGROUND Despite a long interest in the historical fertility transition, there is still a lack of knowledge about ...

Industrial countries have largely completed what is called the "demographic transition"—the transition from a largely rural agrarian society with high fertility and mortality rates to a predominantly ...

This demographic transition towards a more elderly society raises fundamental questions that go beyond the simple increase in life expectancy. Are we ready for an increasingly aging population?

The Europe and Central Asia region has among the oldest populations in the world. Europe, in particular, is approaching the end of a demographic transition toward population stabilization, and Central ...

Population density in the UK Changes to the demographic transition model Changes to the UK population pyramid An ageing UK population Changes in ethnic diversity in ...