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DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF JAPAN
Demography is the learning of human residents dynamic. It encompasses the
learning of the size, structure and distribution of populations, and how
populations change over time due to births, deaths, migration, and aging.
Demographic analysis can relate to whole societies or to smaller groups
defined by criteria such as education, religion, or ethnicity.
Demography is the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of
human populations. Demography is the statistical study of all populations.
Before proposing complex theories to explain sociological phenomena (e.g.,
World Systems Theory), especially at the macro and/or societal levels,
sociologists should first turn to demographic indicators for possible
explanations. Demographic analysis is a powerful tool that can explain a
number of sociological phenomena.
For instance, in examining the elements that led to the first World War, most
people turn to political and diplomatic conflicts but fail to consider the
implications of expanding populations in the European countries involved.
Expanding populations will result in increased competition for resources (i.e.,
food, land, access to trade routes and ports, etc.). Expanding populations may
not be the primary cause of World War I, but it may have played a role in the
increased hostilities leading up to the war.
In this fashion, demographic indicators are often informative in explaining
world events and should be turned to first as explanations.
Demographic profile are includes:
1. Population,
2. Age Structure,
3. Birth rate & Death Rate
4. Major Cities Population
5. Sex Ratio
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