Activity 3.1 - Human Population

 South Korea

  • Birth Rate: 5 per 1,000
  • Death Rate: 6 per 1,000
  • Population Growth Rate (Rate of Natural Increase): -0.1%
  • Life Expectancy - Female: 86
  • Life Expectancy - Male: 80
  • Fertility Rate (average number of children per childbearing-aged female): 1990 - 1.6 / 2020 - 0.8
  • Gross National Income (GNI): 43,480

Taiwan

  • Birth Rate: 7 per 1,000
  • Death Rate: 7 per 1,000
  • Population Growth Rate (Rate of Natural Increase): 0.0%
  • Life Expectancy - Female: 84
  • Life Expectancy - Male: 78
  • Fertility Rate (average number of children per childbearing-aged female): 1990 - 1.7 / 2020 - 1.0
  • Gross National Income (GNI): 57,470

Comparing and Contrasting

  • South Korea and Taiwan
There are some similarities and differences between these two countries. According to Sam Mutiti (2018), if the population growth rate is a negative number, then the population is decreasing in size. If the population growth rate is zero, then the population is not changing. In this case, South Korea is decreasing because it has -0.1% as its natural rate of increase. Taiwan has a natural rate of increase at 0.0%, so the population is not changing. The life expectancy of these two countries is in the same age range with South Korea having a total of 83 years and Taiwan having a total of 81 years (Population Reference Bureau, 2021). Their fertility rates are also in the same range with just a few numbers off. In the chart, the fertility rate for South Korea was 1.6 in 1990 and 0.8 in 2020. The fertility rate for Taiwan in 1990 was 1.7 and in 2020 it was 1.0. The birth rate of South Korea is 5 per 1,000 population and the death rate is 6 per 1,000 population. The birth rate of Taiwan is 7 per 1,000 population and the death rate is 7 per 1,000 population (Population Reference Bureau, 2021). 

  • The World
Comparing and contrasting these two countries to the world is going to be very interesting. According to Sam Mutiti (2018), "exponential growth cannot continue indefinitely because resources (food, water, shelter) will become limited." As time goes on, the exponential growth of these countries and the rest of the world will most likely start to go down due to limited resources. The world has 18 births per 1,000 population, and 8 deaths per 1,000 population (Population Reference Bureau, 2021). The deaths per 1,000 population is close to the two countries with South Korea having 6 deaths per 1,000 population and Taiwan having 7 deaths per 1,000 population. The rate of natural increase is higher than the two countries that I chose. The rate of increase for the world is 1.0%, and in South Korea and Taiwan it is -0.1% and 0.0%. The life expectancy of the world is 71 for males and 75 for females, which is lower than the life expectancies of South Korea and Taiwan. The total life expectancy for the world is 73, and 83 in South Korea and 81 in Taiwan (Population Reference Bureau, 2021). The world's total life expectancy is ten years lower than South Korea and Taiwan. 


References

Population Reference Bureau. (2021). 2021 world population data sheet. 2021-World-Pop Data-Sheet.pdf

Mutiti, S., Mutiti, C., Manoylov, K., VandeVoort, A., & Bennett, D. (2018). Introduction to environmental science (3rd ed.). Biological Science Open Textbooks. University System of Georgia. 


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