Module 06: A European Crisis? Demographics and Immigration

Evidence 12: Population Rate of Increase for Europe, 1960-2003

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Introduction

The graph below shows the "rate of population increase." Like the "rate of net migration," the ratio of raw population increase divided by population allows us to compare countries with widely differing total populations more easily.

Questions to Consider

  • What can you deduce from this chart?

  • How do you explain the peaks and valleys in the chart?

  • How does this chart compare to the chart on rate of net migration?

Data

Source:
Eurostat.

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