After reading this article you will learn about the two main factors that are responsible for rate of growth of population:- 1. Birth Rate 2. Death Rate. 1. Birth Rate: Fertility depends on: (i) Age at which females marry, (ii) Duration of the period of fertile union, and (iii) The rapidity with which they build their families. In India, mean [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the theory of population by Daniel Malthus. In the late 1790s Thomas Mathias was the Anglican Pastor of a small country church, a bachelor in his early thirties who probably spent much of his time at his parent's home. At some point he and his father got into a friendly argument over [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the theory of demographic transition. In 1945, Frank W. Notestein presented the theory of demographic transition in an almost mature form, with explanations for the changes in fertility. In that sense, he may be credited with expounding the theory of demographic transition. Notestein pointed out that the rapid growth of population during [...]