Geographical analysis

Abstract

Abstract Population ageing has become a global phenomenon, it starts with birth and ends with death .Basically,it is a biological process but counts in Chronological age. According to the Indian census a person aged 60and aboverepresent the elderly or aged population. It is a by-product of demographic transitions both fertility and mortality decreases from higher to lover level. The process of Population ageing is determined by the demographic determinants like fertility, mortality, life expectancy and migration. Among these the significant factor is fertility, which plays a major role in the process of population ageing in all the developing countries. In this context the present paper aims to examine the trend ofSpatio-Temporal changes in population ageing and level of Fertility in Karnataka. This paper also attempts to examine the relationship between the process change in fertility and population ageing in Karnataka for the period of four decades, i.e. 1981 to 2011.The Pearson’s correlation method has been used to examine the relationship between the population ageing and Fertility. The study has revealed, with some exceptions, they are correlated negatively each other; Where the level of ‘fertility is high in such places ‘youth stage’ and where the level of fertility is ‘ultra-low level’ that place has ‘Old stage’ in the process of population ageing.

Key Words: Population Ageing,Total Fertility Rates. Youth stage, old stage, ultra-low level