The author examines the historical demographic background, the relationship between population and food, urbanization, and social development. Population growth in the Seychelles. Trends in population growth in the Seychelles over the period 1970-1987 are analyzed. Topics covered include natural increase, age distribution, and fertility and the factors affecting it. Population projections to the year 2000 are provided.
Some consideration is given to the effects of rapid population growth.
P.O. Box 206, Mahe, Seychelles. Demography and the cities in Burkina Faso. Cahiers d'Outre Mer, Vol. 159, Jul-Sep 1987. Recent demographic trends in Burkina Faso are analyzed using data from the 1975 and 1985 censuses.