Words from the Population Report
- populous: having a large population; densely populated. 'India is now the most populous country in the world.'
- mortality: the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time. 'Clean water lowers child mortality.'
- projection: an estimation of what figures will be in the future. 'The projection for 2050 is 9.7 billion.'
- demographic: relating to the population and the different groups within it. 'Demographic change is slow but hard to stop.'
- peak: to reach the highest point or value. 'Growth peaked at three percent in 1978.'
- stabilization: the process of making somebody or something unlikely to change. 'Some countries have reached stabilization.'
- trajectory: a path followed by something. 'The two regions followed very different trajectories.'
- surpass: to be greater than something; to exceed. 'India surpassed China in 2023.'
- disparate: completely dissimilar. 'Disparate growth rates will change the rankings.'
- assumption: something accepted as true without proof, used as the basis of an estimate. 'The projection rests on assumptions about fertility.'
- relatively: in comparison with something else. 'The near future is relatively certain.'
- offspring: a person's or an animal's children or young. 'Their offspring will be born before 2050.'
- fertility: the rate at which babies are born in a population. 'Low fertility is slowing growth in Europe.'
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