Notes 11/22

• The world's only population billionaries are China and India - at 1.35 billion and 1.21 billion
• China and India are two out of every five people in the world - 40% of population
• China or India is bigger than of all the counties in Europe, of the countries in the North and South Amerixa
• Life expectancy in China is 10 years higher than India, at 73 years vs. 64 years
• China's population is also much older than India's, with median ages of 34 and 25 years
• Chinese and Indians still live in rural, villages and farm, areas - 55% and 70%
• China will soon become urban, many people live in the cities
• International migration don't play a big role due to the huge population
• They are objective anout illegal mirgration from North Korea and Bangladesh
• Many people from China and India come over to America and Europe to study in colleges - best in the world
• Growth of these two billionaire nations concerns fertility
• About six children per woman - TFR have declined much faster in China than India, due in part ot China's one-child family policy
• China's TFR is one child less than India's - 1.8 compared to 2.8 children per woman
• India's population is growing more than twice as fast as China's - 1.4 versus 0.6% annually
• India's population is growing faster than China's population