Crude Birth Rate

Life Expectancy

A figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live

Refugee

A person who has to leave his or her country to find safety.

Migration

Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.

Restrictive Population Policies

Government policies designed to reduce the rate of natural increase

Expansive Population Policies

Government policies that encourage large families and raise the rate of population growth

Forced Migration

Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.

Infant Mortality Rate

Number of deaths during the first year of life per thousand live births

Crude Death Rate

The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

Crude Birth Rate

The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.

Pull Factor

condition that attracts people to move to a new area

Push Factor

condition that drives people from their homeland

Child Mortality Rate

number of deaths per thousand children within their first 5 years of life

Voluntary Migration

permanent movement undertaken by choice