Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
- an average number of children born per woman
for a population to remain the same, TFR must be 2.1
higher than 2.1: population rises
lower than 2.1: population falls
World TFR: 2.42 (it was 2.54 three years ago and 2.47 two years ago)
US TFR: 2.01 (it was 2.06 two years ago)
Nigeria TFR: 6.89 ( developing nation)
Japan TFR: 1.40 ( developed nation, aging population)
CIA Factbook Questions
- What is the population of the US?
- 326,625,791
- What is the infant mortality rate and the US rank?
- A: 5.8 deaths/ 1000 live births; rank 169
- which country has the highest percent of Catholics?
- Mexico 82.7%, Canada: 39%, US: 20.8%
- What country has the largest population in Africa?
- Nigeria ( 190,632,261) Rank 7