movement of people from one place to another

leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

move into a foreign country or region as a permanent resident

Movement of an individual who consciously and voluntarily decides to locate to a new area

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

a factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region

A factor that draws or attracts people to another location

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries

Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population

the number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

A sequence of demographic changes in which a country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates through time.

The scientific study of population characteristics.

the time required for a population to double in size

A figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live

the growth rate of a population; the difference between birthrate and death rate

The number of individuals in an area of a specific size

A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex.

Description of locations on Earth's surface where populations live

The number of children born to an average woman in a population during her entire reproductive life