The question
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________ Population growth in Country V (10 points)
Data
Country V in 2025
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 60 million |
| Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people per year) | 31 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 people per year) | 7 |
| Immigrants per year | 30,000 |
| Emigrants per year | 150,000 |
| Share of the population under 15 | 40% |
| Total fertility rate (children per woman) | 4.0 |
(a) Calculate the rate of natural increase of Country V in 2025, as a percent. Show your setup. [2 points]
(b) Assume Country V’s rate of natural increase stays the same and no one moves in or out. Calculate the year in which Country V’s population will reach 120 million. Show your setup. [2 points]
(c) Calculate Country V’s total population growth rate in 2025, as a percent, including both natural increase and migration. Show your setup. [2 points]
(d) Suppose Country V’s total fertility rate falls quickly from 4.0 to 2.1. Explain why Country V’s population would most likely continue to grow for several decades. [2 points]
(e) Propose a government policy, other than limiting the number of children a family may have, that would likely lower Country V’s crude birth rate, and explain how it would do so. [2 points]