Study the following extract on country Y's population data and answer the questions that follow. The population of country Y in 1970 was 60 million. From 19...
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Study the following extract on country Y's population data and answer the questions that follow.
The population of country Y in 1970 was 60 million. From 1971 to 1975 the total number of births was 25 million and deaths stood at 3 million. 8 million immigrants and 4 million emigrants were recorded in the reporting period.
(a) Present the above data in a table.
(b) (i) Determine the net migration within the period.
(ii) Calculate the population of the country in 1975.
(c) What is the percentage increase in the population of the country from 1970 to 1975?
Answer Details
(a) Population data for Country Y
| Item | 1970 | 1971 to 1975 |
|---|---|---|
| Number of births (million) | - | 25 |
| Number of deaths (million) | - | 3 |
| Number of immigrants (million) | - | 8 |
| Number of emigrants (million) | - | 4 |
| Total population (million) | 60 | 86 |
(b)(i) Net migration
\[\text{Net migration}=\text{Immigrants}-\text{Emigrants}=8-4=4\text{ million}\]
Therefore, net migration was 4 million persons.
(b)(ii) Population in 1975
\[\begin{aligned}\text{Population in 1975} &= \text{Population in 1970}+(\text{Births}-\text{Deaths})+\text{Net migration}\\&=60+(25-3)+4\\&=60+22+4\\&=86\text{ million}\end{aligned}\]
Therefore, the population of Country Y in 1975 was 86 million.
(c) Percentage increase in population
\[\begin{aligned}\text{Percentage increase} &= \frac{\text{Population in 1975}-\text{Population in 1970}}{\text{Population in 1970}}\times100\\&=\frac{86-60}{60}\times100\\&=\frac{26}{60}\times100\\&=43.33\%\end{aligned}\]
Therefore, the percentage increase in population from 1970 to 1975 was 43.33%.
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