Question

Give a suitable term for the following
Difference between birth rate and death rate

Answer 1

Natural growth rate:

1. The difference between the birth and death rates is the factor that determines how a country's or region's population grows.
2. This expansion could be positive, negative, or zero.
3. If the birth rate is higher, the population is said to be growing; if the death rate is higher, the population is said to be shrinking, ie. indicating negative growth.

Final answer: The difference between birth rate and the death rate is termed the natural growth rate of the population.