Essays on Demography

Good health contributes to increased productivity, a more efficient workforce, healthier ageing and less expenditure on sickness and social benefits. The health and well-being of the population are best achieved if those marginalized are included in the planning and decision making processes. Demographics Overall population…

Tim Jones is a six-year-old male who currently lives in a housing commission with his parents and older sister. His mother, Ms. Jones, brought him to the clinic seeking help for her son who is constantly getting into trouble at multiple settings including school, after…

With the rapid increase in total populations since the 1950s, the MENA region has experienced an exceptional “youth bulge”. As a result of declining fertility, the youth bulge peaked in North Africa in the 1970s and in the Middle East in the 1990s, still the…

Age-specific ratios provide an important insight into both current and future trends of demographic transitions in the MENA region. The age-structural trends across the region illustrate that despite the absolute population growth numbers, the MENA region is going through a similar age- structural transition as…

The total population of the MENA region has increased fivefold since the 1950s, from just under 110 million in 1950 to 569 million in 2017. Despite generally declining rates of fertility, absolute population numbers are expected to further double to over 1 billion inhabitants by…

To come to the conclusion whether or not San Antonio is a good city, we must first look at what a good city truly means to us. We all have separate beliefs and values, but of course we must all have a few similar essential…

It is well known that Pakistan is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. Looking back in the past, Pakistan’s population in 1990 was estimated at 120 million. At that time of year Pakistan was numbered to be the ninth most crowded country…

Mexico’s masses grown more than six-wrinkle from 1910 to the mid-21st century. The rate of typical addition began to rise rapidly in the 1940s in perspective of checked changes in social protection standards and sustenance supplies. There have been phenomenal abatements in the destruction rate…

A demographic age shift is occurring in society worldwide. The age structure of the population is changing, we are slowly moving into an ageing society due to an increased life expectancy and lower birth rates, due to fertility and the choice of not having children….

In September 2015, the member states of the United Nations (UgN) adopted a global development agenda for the upcoming 15 years consisting of 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN Secretary-General praised the SDGs for their “universal, transformative, and integrated agenda” that foreshadowed a…