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4. How to Make Sense of Such Population Data?

The following three questions can holistically address our concerns about the population data.

Q.1. How many people are there and where are they located?

Q.2. How has the population grown and changed through time?

Q.3. What are their age, sex composition, literacy levels, occupational structure and health conditions etc.?

Let us answer these questions one by one.

 

4.1. Distribution and Density of Population4.1.1. World Distribution of Population4.1.2. Distribution of Population in IndiaIndia’s Population Distribution by Density:4.2. Factors Influencing the Distribution of Population4.2.1. Geographical Factors4.2.2. Economic Factors4.2.3. Social and Cultural Factors4.3. Determinants of Population Change4.3.1. FertilityMeasurement of FertilityDeterminants of High FertilityImplications of High Fertility4.3.2. MortalityMeasurement of Mortality4.3.3. Migration(For more on Migration refer the material on migration)♤ Globally, population aged 60 or over is the fastest growing:4.4.2. Trend in Growth of Indian PopulationHow can we identify the trend?

  

 

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