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Population change shaping Asia's future

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Zhao, Zhongwei

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Asia comprises around 50 countries and territories, and its population of around 4.3 billion accounts for 60 per cent of the world total. In the 1950s, the Asian population as a whole was still in the early stages of demographic transition: fertility and mortality were both higher than the world average, with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 5.8 children per woman and a life expectancy of 43 years. Since then Asia has witnessed the most rapid demographic change in the world. The TFR has fallen...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorZhao, Zhongwei
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:04:08Z
dc.identifier.issn1837-5081
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/62239
dc.description.abstractAsia comprises around 50 countries and territories, and its population of around 4.3 billion accounts for 60 per cent of the world total. In the 1950s, the Asian population as a whole was still in the early stages of demographic transition: fertility and mortality were both higher than the world average, with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 5.8 children per woman and a life expectancy of 43 years. Since then Asia has witnessed the most rapid demographic change in the world. The TFR has fallen to 2.2 children per woman and life expectancy has reached 70 years.
dc.publisherANU ePress
dc.sourceEast Asia Forum Quarterly (EAFQ)
dc.source.urihttp://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p228361/pdf/book.pdf?referer=1195
dc.titlePopulation change shaping Asia's future
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume5
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor160305 - Population Trends and Policies
local.identifier.absfor160399 - Demography not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9406909xPUB679
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationZhao, Zhongwei, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage3
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage5
local.identifier.absseo970116 - Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society
dc.date.updated2020-12-20T07:42:41Z
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
CollectionsANU Press (1965-Present)

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