The topic of demographic dividends has recently triggered discussions in China and India. Ning Jizhen, director of the National Bureau of Statistics of China, said that China’s demographic dividend still exists, with nearly 900 million labor resources and a large scale. Historically, it was the rapid growth of population that opened and deepened the first industrial revolution, which in turn accelerated population growth and urbanization.
Before the 16th century, most Europeans lived in closed and backward rural areas, and about three-quarters of the population was rural agricultural population. According to historical records, before the mid-18th century, England's population growth was very slow. From 1001 to 1751, the population of England increased from 5.22 million to 5.77 million. But during the first industrial revolution (around 1760 to 1840), the population began to grow substantially. The first census in the UK in 1801 (including England, Scotland and Wales) showed that the UK population had reached 10.5 million, and by the 1841 census only England and Wales had a population of 15.9 million. This unprecedented population growth is called the British “population revolution”. The “population revolution” coincides with the first industrial revolution. What is the connection behind this?
Before the first industrial revolution, according to the usual practice, ordinary English couples could not continue to live in their parents' homes after they got married. Therefore, they often have to get enough economic power to maintain their lives before they get married, so that most people get married. late. In an era when life expectancy is not high, late marriage greatly affects fertility.
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