January 20, 2005

Re: No Thought Wasted

There was a young lady from Vik*
Who loved a suave fellow named Dick.
     Though Iceland is cold
     They found warmth, I am told
And they now have a young son named Rick.

*a town in southern Iceland

Population:
293,966 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.5% (male 33,522; female 32,489)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male 98,091; female 95,450)
65 years and over: 11.7% (male 15,552; female 18,862) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 33.8 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 34.3 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.97% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
13.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Statistics above are for Iceland. Those below are for the United States. It appears that Icelandic women have only 0.3 fewer babies per 1000 persons than those in the United States. United States statistical information is likely skewed by certain ethnic groups which procreate exponentially.
Population:
293,027,571 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.8% (male 31,122,974; female 29,713,748)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 97,756,380; female 98,183,309)
65 years and over: 12.4% (male 15,078,204; female 21,172,956) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 36 years
male: 34.7 years
female: 37.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.92% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
14.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Posted by Susan R at January 20, 2005 04:16 PM
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