POPULATION AND ECONOMIC SECTORS IN SPAIN
UNIT 11
By Andrés Mayor García
6ºB Primaria
POPULATION
Population growth
A population is the number of people living in a territory
Natural growth: Is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate.
Migratory balance: Is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants.
Real growth: Is the sum of natural growth and migratory balance.
Characteristics of a population
Gender distribution.
Age distribution.
Inhabitant origin.
THE POPULATION OF SPAIN
Population density
Is the relationship between the size of a population and the area.
Population changes
In 1900 Spain had 18 million inhabitants today it has 46 million. Because: Natural growth Migratory balance
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION IN SPAIN
There are slightly more women than men.
Young people under the age of 16 represents 17% of the population.
The age grou between the ages of 16 and 64 represents 66% of the population.
People over the age of 65 represent 17% of the population.
The immigrant population represents about 12%
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
Work and the active population
Is the group of people between 16 and 65 who can and are willing to work. Can be:
Employed Unemployed
Economic sectors
Primary sector: Workers obtain raw materials from nature.
Secondary sector: Workers transform these materials into finished products.
Tertiary sector: Workers provide services for other people.
Primary sector
Secodary sector
Tertiary sector
Primary sector: 5% of the population work in.
Secondary sector: 30% of the population work in.
Tertiary sector: 65% of the population work in.
Economic sectors in Spain