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  2. Population pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Population distribution by age and sex for Angola in 2005. A population pyramid (age structure diagram) or "age-sex pyramid" is a graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically takes the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing. [1]

  3. Human population planning - Wikipedia

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    The most significant population planning system in the world was China's one-child policy, in which, with various exceptions, having more than one child was discouraged. Unauthorized births were punished by fines, although there were also allegations of illegal forced abortions and forced sterilization . [ 57 ]

  4. Demographic statistics - Wikipedia

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    Demographic statistics are measures of the characteristics of, or changes to, a population. Records of births, deaths, marriages, immigration and emigration and a regular census of population provide information that is key to making sound decisions about national policy. [1] [2] A useful summary of such data is the population pyramid. It ...

  5. Demographic transition - Wikipedia

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    Population pyramid of Uzbekistan in 2023 (Stage three). Population pyramid of Israel in 2023 (Stage three). In Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM), death rates are low and birth rates diminish, as a rule accordingly of enhanced economic conditions, an expansion in women's status and education, and access to contraception.

  6. Population control - Wikipedia

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    Population control is the practice of artificially maintaining the size of any population. It simply refers to the act of limiting the size of an animal population so that it remains manageable, as opposed to the act of protecting a species from excessive rates of extinction, which is referred to as conservation biology. [1] [2] [3]

  7. Birth rate - Wikipedia

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    The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; population counts from a census, and estimation through specialized demographic techniques such as population pyramids. [clarification needed] The birth rate (along with mortality and migration rates) is used to calculate population growth. The ...

  8. Demography - Wikipedia

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    The Demography of the World Population from 1950 to 2100. Data source: United Nations — World Population Prospects 2017. Demography (from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, society' and -γραφία (-graphía) 'writing, drawing, description') [1] is the statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., ethnic group, age), and how they change through the ...

  9. Pyramid scheme - Wikipedia

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    The pyramid scheme in the picture in contrast is a geometric progression 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 15. Many pyramids are more sophisticated than the simple model. These recognize that recruiting a large number of others into a scheme can be difficult, so a seemingly simpler model is used.