SPAIN´S POPULATION IN 2015

Spain's population is unevenly distributed according to historical factors. Big cities like Madrid or Barcelona have a population density of 700inhabitants per square kilometer while rural areas have a population density of less than 50 inhabitants per square kilometer.

During the last centuries there have been some historical factors that have affected the distribution of Spain´s population: In the late 19^th century there was a population growth, and most of the people came to the industries of coastal and island regions. Later, in the 20^th (during the 1970s), there was an economic crisis that rose unemployment, making coastal areas lose much of their population. Also, there was a modernization of the countryside in the late 20th century, and the predominance of the tertiary sector consolidated the heavily populated areas of Madrid, the Mediterranean coast, Andalusia, Cantabria and the Canary Islands.

Socioeconomic and geographical factors also affect the population distribution, because nowadays, people are mostly located in areas where you can find a wide range of jobs and industries. And people, usually like to live in coastal areas with temperate climates.

Almost 60% of Spain's population is part of Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid. Nevertheless, the majority of each province's population is located in their capitals.

ANALYZING AND DESCRIBING COUNTRY 1

This graph shows the structure of a society by sex, age at a given time and place. This pyramid we are analyzing shows the demographic structure of the Country 1 in the year 2012.

                   

Observing the sex ratio we can say that are born more boys than girls. We can also set that sex ratio matches at 50-54.  But when we look at the top of the pyramid it’s clear that women have a higher live expectancy, maybe as consequence of a healthier lifestyle of women.

This pyramid has concave sides and shows a high birth rate and also a high death rate. This means that it is an undeveloped country so their life expectancy is relatively short. As it is an expansive pyramid, this country is in stage 1.

Looking carefully at the pyramid we can see that it has a notch in the generation of 2003 -2009. It might be caused by wars, bad economic conditions or epidemics.

To decrease the high mortality rate in the Country, I think the government should improve some facts such as paying the families´ vaccines, or increasing the number of hospitals to reduce the deaths of young dependants. Also to increase the life expectancy the government should work on the good health habits of the population and, maybe, consider budget for pensions and retirement.