Definition: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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Immigration Will Fuel Future Population Growth, Census Says
FOX News - 5/15/2013 9:56:06 PM
The reason, said Census officials, is because of changes in the traditional sources of population growth in the country. “Our nation has had higher immigration rates in the past, particularly during the great waves of the late 19th and early ...
Don Cayo: Changing demographics mean Asia’s fast growth can’t last
The Vancouver Sun - 5/14/2013 12:00:09 AM
In prospering East Asia, the fertility rate has plummeted from the very high rate of ... And the lowest level has been reached not in China, where population growth has been restrained by a policy that limits most families to one child, but rather in ...
Developing countries to dominate global saving and investment, but the poor will not necessarily share the benefits, says report
The World Bank Group - 5/15/2013 11:57:47 PM
In contrast, Sub-Saharan Africa, with its relatively young and rapidly growing population as well as robust ... likely to be especially pronounced in South Asia, with the region’s share of total investment in manufacturing expected to nearly ...
Asia's fast economic growth may not last
The Vancouver Sun - 5/14/2013 9:04:11 AM
In prospering East Asia, the fertility rate has plummeted from the very high rate of ... And the lowest level has been reached not in China, where population growth has been restrained by a policy that limits most families to one child, but rather in ...
Developing World’s Share of Global Investment to Triple by 2030, Says New World Bank Report
The World Bank Group - 5/16/2013 10:30:42 PM
“We know from the experience of countries as diverse as South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa the pivotal role investment plays in driving long-term growth. In less than a generation, global investment will be dominated by the ...
Immigration to fuel future population growth
Washington Post - 5/15/2013 4:41:08 PM
Immigrants, not natives, will drive population growth in the United States within a few decades, signalling a reversal not seen in almost two centuries, the Census Bureau projected Wednesday. The Census Bureau said immigrantion will outstrip ...
Int'l migration to lead U.S. population growth in decades: census
Xinhua News Agency - 5/15/2013 9:20:18 PM
population growth by the middle of this century ... when the census began collecting information about residents' country of birth. "Our nation has had higher immigration rates in the past, particularly during the great waves of the late ...
Packaging polymer growth driven by global food demand
Food Production Daily - 5/20/2013 12:31:49 PM
because of the remaining significant opportunities to replace traditional packaging materials, he added. However, the growth of virgin plastics had been subdued by the move towards reengineering packaging to make it lighter and the increased use of ...
All my children: How soap operas helped end high fertility rates
Houston Chronicle - 5/15/2013 1:56:29 PM
About 50 years ago India had a fertility rate of nearly six — the number of births per woman. Today that rate is 2.5, which is barely above the estimated U.S. rate of 2.1 in 2011, and essentially the level needed to keep a constant population of about 1 ...
International migration to lead US population growth
Newstrack India - 5/16/2013 6:52:58 AM
Washington, May 16 (IANS) International migration is projected to surpass natural increase as the principal driver of US population growth by the middle of this century, the first time in two centuries, the US Census Bureau estimates. According ...
Immigration to outpace US population growth from births soon
Buenos Aires Herald - 5/15/2013 10:39:03 PM
The swing toward growth from residents from abroad is expected ... In addition to an influx of immigrants, the shift also results from the country's aging population and overall declining fertility rates, according to the agency, which tabulates much ...
The 5 Richest Countries in the World
The Motley Fool - 5/19/2013 5:26:30 PM
Through it all, however, some nations' people have emerged stronger and wealthier than ever before. Is there a trend among the richest countries on the planet, and can investors benefit from these economies' gains? Compiled from data from the ...
Nigeria’s Poverty Should Be Lower Given Growth, IMF Says
Bloomberg - 5/20/2013 1:50:34 PM
“Income per capita has gone up yet poverty isn’t improving and we’re having a difficult time understanding why that is or how that could be.” Economic growth has been largely driven by the non-oil industries, which expanded an average 8 ...
Colton: Immigration bill will send U.S. population soaring
Coloradoan - 5/19/2013 12:47:19 PM
It’s time we mature as a society and face the fact that continued population growth is crazy and irresponsible. This topic is particularly relevant as the country discusses immigration reform. Native-born Americans are dying at a greater rate ...
Economists warn of gaps amidst Africa's growth
Deutsche Welle - 5/20/2013 6:33:54 AM
According to the World Bank, almost half of the countries in Africa have attained middle income status. Africa's mobile phone growth rate is the highest in the world Six of the world's 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is ...
