Population Growth

Life Expectancy A high life expectancy indicates a higher standard of living Canada = 82.2 years (Ranked #12 in world) USA = 79.3 (Ranked # 31st)

Highest life expectancy 1) Japan, 83.7 2) Switzerland, 83.4 3) Singapore, 83.1 4) Australia, 82.8 5) Spain, 82.8 Lowest life expectancy 183) Sierra Leone, 50.1 182) Angola, 52.4 181) Central African Rep., 52.5 180) Chad, 53.1 179) Cote d’Ivoire, 53.3 Hans Rosling 200 countries video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo

Dependency Load Everyone younger than 15 and older than 65 They are most likely to be socially as well as economically dependent on working-age people

Birth Rates Around the World

High Growth Rate = why is it a bad thing You don’t want to have a very high Birth Rate; that means your population is growing too quickly That means you have too many children and not enough older people Leads to overcrowding and resource competition There is a correlation with lower education, more poverty, lower quality of life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nnbd1b_tKQ 3:50

Negative Growth Rate – why is it a bad thing? Rapid shrinking of the workforce could have a negative impact on an economy When the population gets smaller, society becomes less dynamic and competitive Fewer people paying into pension funds at the same time that more and more old people are drawing from them (and living longer and longer thanks to modern medicine). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9DDsxfpCA 4:19

Is there an Optimal Pyramid shape? The top will always be smaller than the rest But the rest is in balance; there are no weird bumps or bulges Many demographers believe that the world population will stabilize like this at around 11 billion people

Migration rates

Falling Birth Rate - Singapore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxU89x78ac Apologies in advance, this song MAY get stuck in your head all day Singapore has a very low birth rate, so the Singaporean government partnered with Mentos to create this “National Night” campaign It was to encourage couples to make a baby that night

Falling Birth Rate - Denmark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrO3TfJc9Qw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B00grl3K01g They also have a very low birth rate The present rate of 1.7 children per family is not enough to maintain the population They launched a “Do It For Denmark” campaign to raise fertility It was an advertising campaign designed to increase the birth rate of the nation launched by a Danish travel agency Following the implementation of the campaign in 2014, the Danish birth rate increased

Falling birth rate – South Korea Incentives to encourage South Koreans to have more babies lower university tuition fees state-run child care cash vouchers In 2010 ‘Family Day’ was established which required all offices to close at 7 pm and in that way pushing people to spend more time with their families.

Low Birth Rate - Russia The low birth rate in Russia motivated the government to launch the ‘have a baby and win a Fridge’ campaign. September 12 was declared ‘the Day of Conception’ and all women that would give birth 9 months after would win a fridge, money or even cars

Shrinking population - Japan Japan has a catastrophically low birth rate Japan's population had shrunk by almost 1 million people in 5 years. By the end of the century, Japan might lose 34 % of its population

Why has this happened?

Japan – so many old people Today, over 25% of Japan's 127 million people are over 65. By 2055, it's estimated to be 40%. This will create a ton of healthcare costs.

Extreme Work culture Japan's extreme work culture, where employees are expected to work into the night, go out drinking with their colleagues, and potentially move across Japan or abroad to advance their careers The lifestyle of the “salaryman” No time or energy left to date

Working women 70% of Japanese women give up work as soon as they have their first child Japanese men don’t help with the children as much Not enough daycares Moms that do go back to work are often vilified and looked down on Married women are often passed over for promotions since it is assumed they will get pregnant and leave

Young people not dating 61% of unmarried men and 49% of women aged 18-34 were not in any kind of romantic relationship, a rise of almost 10% from five years earlier. 45% of women aged 16-24 "were not interested in or despised sexual contact". More than a quarter of men felt the same way Some resort to virtual reality girlfriends

pensions Now older people can get pensions when they retire, so they don’t have to rely on children to care for them when they are elderly

A Train Stop for a single person A train in Hokkaido, Japan stops twice a day for a single passenger – a high school student on her way to school The station was slated to close in 2012 due to its remote location The train schedule is based on the girl’s timetable, and so passes by the station on her holidays That’s how much the population has shrunk in some areas

https://www. youtube. com/watch. v=ioqic5TYM8k 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqic5TYM8k 3.46 Japan's Population Decline: Incredible Facts About Japan's Aging Population https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Pwn6JX4eY How Japan’s Economy is Ruining Its Youth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1kFik1BZRo 16.40 Japan's Baby Drain

Population in canada

Canadian Provinces Look at the differences between the provinces! Compare Newfoundland and Alberta What provinces/ territories have rapidly declining birth rates? What provinces / territories have way more men than women? Why? http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/pyramid-pyramide/his/index-eng.cfm

Living Conditions in Nunavut It is difficult to eat healthy – look at the insanely high prices of food! The food costs so much because it all has to be flown in and so it has to cover the transportation costs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6opLph6Hr8