Profile of Western Europe
The total population for Western Europe is 191,303,129. The birth rate of Western Europe is 1.67 births per 1000 people. The death rate of Western Europe is 2.4 deaths per 1000 people. The average life expectancy in Western Europe is 79 for males, 84 for females, and 80 for combined. The infant mortality rate is 2.4 deaths per 1000 children. The total fertility rate of Western Europe is 1.67. The literacy rate of Western Europe is 70-79%. The rate of natural increase in Western Europe is -0.73.
The demographics of Western Europe indicate that Western Europe is a highly developed region. This is evident based off of the low death and birth rates within the region. The low death rates shows that there are high-tech technology and medicines to help prevent death from diseases. The low birth rates show that there better opportunities for women and that women are taking these opportunities and pursuing their dream. In Western Europe, although women have less opportunities than men, they are still given better opportunities to pursue an education and find a job instead of staying home and taking care of a family. With the higher literacy rates, it comes to show the intelligence of the region, this essentially means that more money and resources being brought into Western Europe allowing for the country to be more developed.
The demographics of Western Europe indicate that Western Europe is a highly developed region. This is evident based off of the low death and birth rates within the region. The low death rates shows that there are high-tech technology and medicines to help prevent death from diseases. The low birth rates show that there better opportunities for women and that women are taking these opportunities and pursuing their dream. In Western Europe, although women have less opportunities than men, they are still given better opportunities to pursue an education and find a job instead of staying home and taking care of a family. With the higher literacy rates, it comes to show the intelligence of the region, this essentially means that more money and resources being brought into Western Europe allowing for the country to be more developed.
Population Pyramid in Each Country
Austria
The total population of Austria is 8,589,289 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Austria is in is Stage 5. With Austria being in Stage 5, it is expected that the population with decrease because the birth rate has fallen below the death rate. As it can be seen in the picture above, not very many babies are being born anymore. The highest population of people is around the ages 45 through 50
Belgium
The total population of Belgium is 11,405,315 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Belgium is in is Stage 3. With Belgium being in Stage 3, it is slowing growing with both lower birth rate and low death rate. The population will continue to grow until the birth rate decreases. It can be seen that female has a higher life expectancy than male. It can also be seen that the population of younger children is really close to the population of the middle age people
France
The total population of France is 64,808,696 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which France is in is Stage 4. With France being in Stage 4, the population is increasing but very slowly but will eventually start to decrease. As it can be seen, there is a larger amount of children than the elders. This indicates that the fertility rate is high in France.
Germany
The total population of Germany is 81,294,907 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Germany is in is Stage 5. With Germany being in Stage 5, the population will be expected to decrease because the death rate is now higher than the birth rate. As it can be seen, the highest population of people ranges within the range of 50 through 54. It can be also seen that the population will begin to decrease because there are less children being born and more mid aged people
Liechtenstein
The total population of Liechtenstein is 37,873 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Liechtenstein is in is Stage 4. With Liechtenstein being in Stage 4, the population is expected to decrease in the future but as of right now, it is slowly growing. As it can be seen, like most other countries in Western Europe, Liechtenstein’s highest population ranges between the ages of 45 to 49. It can also be seen that the male has a lower life expectancy then the female
Luxembourg
The total population of Luxembourg is 585,404 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Luxembourg is in is Stage 3. With Luxembourg being in Stage 3, it is expected that the birth rate is decreasing while the death rate is slowly decreasing. When the birth rates falls below the death rate, than the population will decrease. It can be seen like Belgium that female have a higher life expectancy than male. It can also be seen that more male children are being born
Monaco
The total population of Monaco is 37,588 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Monaco is in is Stage 4. Being in Stage 4, Monaco’s population is slowly growing but will start to decrease in the near future due. It can be seen that the male has a lesser life expectancy rate than the female because some female live up to be 100 and plus. It can also be seen that there are more middle aged people than young children
Netherlands
The total population of Netherlands is 17,008,739 and changing. The stage of demographic transition in which the Netherlands is in is Stage 4. Being in Stage 4, the population is growing very slowly and is expected to decrease. The Netherlands is also very close on being on the edge of becoming Stage 5, with the birth rate dropping below the death rate. It can be seen that the female life expectancy is higher than male like most other countries in Western. It can also be seen that the highest population ranges between the ages of 45 to 54.
Switzerland
The total population of Switzerland is 8,437,486 and changing. The stage of Demographic Transition in which Switzerland is in is Stage 4. With Switzerland being in Stage 4, the population is increasing very slowly but will eventually decrease in the future. It is also expected that Switzerland will be in Stage 5 in the near future. It can be seen that the highly population ranges from the ages of 45 to 54. It can also be seen that there is not as many children or elders as the mid aged people.
Population Density Map
Population Density Explanation
The population density of Western Europe is not evenly distributed. Most of the population is highly compacted together living in urbanization. In Western Europe, it is less compacted in the south and more compacted in the north. The percentage of urbanization in Western Europe is 78.9% and the percentage of rural living is 21.1%.