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Fertility rate
The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime in a given population.
Mortality rate
A measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.
Density
The number of individuals living in a given area, usually expressed as persons per square kilometer or square mile.
Demography
The statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
Migration
The movement of people from one location to another for the purposes of settling temporarily or permanently.
Clustering
When a population is densely concentrated in a specific area.
Dispersed
A pattern where the population is spread out over a large area, with individuals living far apart from each other.
Age structure
The distribution of various age groups in a population, which can have a significant impact on a country's economic performance.
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