6+Anwsers

1. The population is at 5,132,138 while its rate of growth is at 2.179%. Sierra Leone has a doubling time for the population at 29 years old. The world has a rate of growth at 1.3% while the doubling time is at 54 years. Based on the worlds stats of rate of growth and doubling time Sierra Leone has a faster avg. of both. 2. Sierra Leone has a birth rate of 39.08/1,000 population, Death rate is at 12.22/1,000 population, Immigration is at 3.56 migrants/1,000 popoulation and last but not least the emigration is at a neg. 9.26/1,000 population. The rate of growth is not on 2.179% but it is at 21.16% according to data form question two. 3.Sierra Leones age Structure indicates the replacement fertility rate from the picture below because there is a close population from 0-14 years and 15-64 years old there for the girl childern are replaceing the women and the same goes for the boys replaceing the men. 4. On the Demographic Transition model Sierra Leone is said to be on its second stage at Early Expanding. This is due to the the new farming and living discoveries that population grew. This is not due to more poeple being born but from more people living longer. 5.The Family planning in Sierra Leone was established in 1959 to help the fertility rate but has expanded since then.The family planning service is doing better by the year and is helping many familys with planning for there childern while they also help out the young. The dont seem to have a problem with getting people to come and check it out. 6. The role of the Family Planning Program in Sierra Leone is to help the fertility rate, help teenagers with pragnacys, abortions, helping people with sexually Transmitted Diseases such as Hiv/Aids.This explains the anwsers from questions 1-5 because of the kinda low death rate also the doubling time. Even though the numbers may not be low in Sierra Leone the Family Planning program may have help the population decrease by help people with the planning.