Population Change
Population Change
- There are two ways in which a population can change:
- Migration
- Natural population change
Migration
- Migration can cause the population to either increase or decrease
- This occurs as the result of emigration or immigration
- Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving into a country (immigrants) and the number of people leaving the country (emigrants)
Exam Tip
Remember immigration and emigration are not the same. Immigration is the inward movement of people into a country. Emigration is the outward movement of people from a country.