A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period, and usually within certain geographical bounds and when the birth rate exceeds 2% of the population. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Persons born during such a period are often called baby boomers. Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born during the Post-World War II baby boom between 1946 and 1964 Some contest the general conventional wisdom that baby booms signify good times and periods of general economic growth and stability.
The term baby boom most often refers to the dramatic post-World War II baby boom (notice the rate of change on the chart below). As is often the case after a major war the end of World War II brought a Baby boom to many countries notably those in Europe, Asia, North America However, the term remains a general demographic one and is also applicable to other similar population expansions. Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over
Recent baby boom periods include:
- Post-World War II baby boom (1945 to 1964)
- Echo baby boom (Generation Y) (1980 to 1999), the children of the post-WWII baby boomers. As is often the case after a major war the end of World War II brought a Baby boom to many countries notably those in Europe, Asia, North America Generation Y, sometimes referred to as " Millennials " or " Echo Boomers " is a cohort of individuals born in possible starting years
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Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born during the Post-World War II baby boom between 1946 and 1964 Generation (from the Greek γενεά) also known as procreation, is the act of producing Offspring. "Generations Baby Boomers their Parents & their Children" is a 1997 book by Hugh Mackay describing three Australian generations. A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in aDictionary
baby boom
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- (singulare tantum) The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
- Any similar increase in the birth rate.
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