CHAPTER 5

Global
population and
mobility
THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
LEARNING OJBECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

Identify the attributes of a globaly city;

Analyze how cities serve as engines of

globalization; and,

Analyze the present global population

 WORLD POPULATION
In July 2018, the world population is 7,632.819,325. In
2010,there were only 6,958,169,159 people in the world. The
present median age of the population is29.9. Fertility rate is
2.51. The number of people per kilometer is 76.

Population in the world is currently (2018) growing at a

rate around1.09% per year (down from 1.12% in 2017 and
1.14% in 2016). The current average population increase is
estimated at 83 million people per year.
 Annual growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it
was at around 2%. The rate of increase has nearly haved since then,
and will continue to decline in the coming years. It is estimated to
reach 1% by 2023,less than 0.5% by 2052, and 0.25% in 2076 (a yearly
addition of 27 million people to a population of 10.7 billion). In 2100,
it should be only 0.09%, or an addition of only 10 million people to a
total population of 11.2 billion.

The latest world population projections indicate that world

population will reach 10 billion persons in the year 2055 and 11
billion in the year 2088. The Philippines, with a very small land area
compared to other countries is number 13 among the top 20 countries
with largest population(live). Below is the top 20 countries with the
largest population(live).
TOP 20 LARGEST COUNTRIES BY POPULATION (LIVE)
WORLD POPULATION FORECAST (2020-2050)
1. CHINA 1,413,579,732 11. JAPAN 127,264,477

2. INDIA 1,350,097,458 12. ETHIOPIA 106,846,213

3. USA 326,154,130 13. PHILIPPINES 16,087,606

4. INDONESIA 266,049,632 14. EGYPT 98,889,786

5. BRAZIL 210,448,460 15. VIETNAM 83,290,847

6. PAKISTAN 199,800,981 16. D.R. CONGO 83,290,847

7. NIGERIA 194,541,492 17. GERMANY 82, 245,954

8. BANGLADESH 165,916,674 18. IRAN 81,786,052

9. RUSSIA 143,971,341 19. TURKEY 81,604,890

1 0. MEXICO 130,334,558 20. THAILAND 69,144,569

 World population will therefore continue
to grow in the 21st century, but at a much
slower rate compared to the recent past. World
population has doubled (100% increase) in 40
years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion).It
is now estimated that it will take another nearly
40 years to increase by another 50% to become
9 billion by 2037.
 GLOBAL MOBILITY
Global migration is the flow or
movement of people from one place to
another around the world. The main
purpose of migration is to find work or
employment.
TREND IN GLOBAL MIGRATION
Migration- the movement of people from one
region to another for settlement.

Immigration- the migration of people into an

area.

Emigration- the migration of people out of an

area.
 TYPES OF MIGRATON

Internal Migration- people moving from one

area to another within the same country.

International Migration- people moving across

national boundaries.
 CLASSIFICATION OF
ITERNATIONAL MIGRATION
Refugee- a person who has been forced to leave their country to
escape war.

Asylum Seeker- a person who has left their country. seeking

protection from persecution.

Economic Migrant- a person who left their country to make their

quality of life better

Seasonal Worker- a person who has a right to work and live in a

country for a short time.
 TREND IN GLOBAL MOBILITY

The IOM's Global Migration Trends Factsheet

presents a snapshot of the major migration
trends worldwide for the year 2015 based on
statistics from a variety of sources.
Considering the state of migration globally in
2015, the following facts.
In 2015, the number of international migrants worldwide -
people residing in a country other than their country of
birth-was the highest ever recorded, having reached 244
million (from 232 million in 2013). As a share of the world
population, however, international migration has remained
fairly constant over the past decades, at around 3%.
 Germany became the second most popular destination
for international migrants globally (in absolute numbers),
following the United States and preceding the Russian
Federation, with an estimated 12 million foreign born
residing in the country in 2015 (against 46.6 million in the U.S.
and 11.9 million in the Russian Federation). As a proportion of
the host country's population, however, numbers of
international migrants continue to be highest in Gulf
Cooperation Council countries.
 Almost 1 in 3 first-time asylum applicants in the
EU were minors, a 9% increase compared to 2014
levels; also, 1 in 4 of these were judged to be
unaccompanied by national authorities - the highest
number since 2008 and a three-fold increase on
numbers registered in 2014.

Still, the vast majority of refugees continue to be

hosted by developing countries, particularly those that
are proximate to the refugees' countries of origin.
 In 2015, the number of voluntary returns of
migrants (e.g. failed asylum seekers, and other
groups) from EU countries was for the first time
higher than the number of forced returns (81,681
against 72,473). Moreover, the number of IOM-
assisted voluntary returns from EU Member
States, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 reached a
figure of almost 56,000.
 FACTORS INFLUENCING MIGRATION AND
POPULATION MOVEMENTS
• Socio-political, economic and ecological factors are the main
forces driving migration.
• Rising communal violence world-wide, often as a result of ethnic
or religious intolerance, has led to increased levels of migration.
• Economic disparity between developing and developed
economies encourages the movement of skilled labor from the
former to the latter. Temporary migration visas allow for an
increase in the rate of circular migration.
• Changes in the ecological environment have the potential to
worsen food and water insecurity in various parts of the globe.
Limited access to food and water resources may push people to
migrate to countries where these resources are more readily
available.
 Fertility, mortality, and migration all influence
the size of a society's population. Poorer countries tend
to grow almost completely from internal causes (for
example, high birth rates due to the absence of reliable
contraception), while richer countries tend to grow
from both internal causes and migration.
Demographers determine a population's natural growth
rate by subtracting the crude death rate from the crude
birth rate.
 GLOBAL MOBILITY
Companies need a global
workforce and global mobility, now
more than ever. They are sending an
increasing number of people
abroad, in a wider variety of roles,
for many reasons.
 GLOBAL MOBILTY: A WIN- WIN FOR
YOU AND YOUR EMPLOYER
Global mobility is on the rise, and many
employees want a passport filled with foreign-nation
stamps to bolster personal growth and career
development. Increasingly, they are seeking
expatriate, commuter, rotational or other alternative
assignments to build their resumes. International
assignments are a great career development tool and,
at the same time, help organizations address talent
shortages, close skill gaps and accelerate.
 No company wants to send talent around the
globe without purpose. But for those organizations
that do have multinational operations, increasing the
availability of international assignments can help
draw talent to the organization and secure the talent
already in place - all while providing individuals
with new skills, opportunities for international
travel, new challenges and the experience needed to
progress their careers. business growth - making it a
win for both parties.
 A global city, also called world city or
sometimes alpha city or world center, is a city
generally considered to be an important node in the
global economic system.

The most complex of these entities is the

"global city", whereby the linkages binding a city
have a direct and tangible effect on global affairs
through socio-economic means. The use of "global
city", as opposed to "megacity", was popularized by
sociologist Saskia Sassen in her 1991 work, The Global
City: New York, London, Tokyo.
 GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHY
According to David E Bloom and David Canning, In
the past 50 years, the world accelerated its transition out of
long-term demographic stability. As infant and child
mortality rates fell, populations began to soar. In most
countries, this growth led to falling fertility rates. Although
fertility has fallen, the population continues to increase
because of population momentum; it will eventually level
off. In the meantime, demographic change has created a
'bulge' generation, which today appears in many countries
as a large working-age population.
 TRANSNATIONALISM AND
MIGRATION

The meaning of transnationalism

varies but generally center on exchanges,
connections and practices across borders,
thus transcending the national space as the
primary reference point for activities and
identities.
 Transnationalism creates a greater
degree of connection between individuals,
communities and societies across borders,
bringing about changes in the social,
cultural, economic and political landscapes
of societies of origin and destination.
OVERSEAS FILIPINOS AND THE DEATH
PENALTY: Case that made headlines

This is not the first time the country has mourned the
execution of a fellow Filipino abroad.

On January 25, 2017, the country was shocked to hear

that overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jakatia Pawa, who
claimed innocence in the murder of her Kuwaiti employer's 22-
year-old daughter, was set to be executed within the day. The
family was also informed by Jakartia herself on the day of the
execution.
Last-minute protests, prayers, and appeals were
made for the Filipina to be saved but to no avail.
Come 3:19pm, Philippine time, she was announced
dead.

This is not the first time the country mourned over

the execution of a fellow Filipino abroad or feared
for the fate of someone on death row.
 So far 35% cases of 132 children cases of
abused OFW kids recorded Tuesday, November 28,
2017 by Julieta C. Rivera. The Mindanao migrants
center for empowering action, Inc. (MMCEAI) in
Davao city said that it has recorded a total of 132
cases of children of overseas Filipino
workers(OFW’s) being abused and molested.
 ANAK OFW WORKSHOP CONFERENCE
In 2017, the Congressional District Anak OFW Workshop
Consultation was held and attended by some children of active OFWs
wherein 20 of which experiencing sexual abuse. "We made a silent shout
box and there are cases of sexual abuse," Sialana-Elento said, adding that
there were also physical abuse, verbal abuse by guardian, and economic
abuse, abortion, illegal drugs and bullying.

Thus, they are seeking the government's assistance to help these

children through monitoring and providing their needs in the absence of
their parents. Also, they urged the local government units to create
opportunities and provide employment for the parents of these children so
they would no longer need to go abroad. They are also pushing for the
establishment of a Migrant Desk in Barangays to look after the situation
and issues that OFWs and their families are facing.
Group 4 presenters:
Arellano, Darlene Avie Y.
Daroy, Renz S.
Lopez, Andrea Aubrey M.
Thank you for
listening!