The rapid “postshock” bounce of the population growth rate in the late 17th century was related to the dramatically reduced population size and the coupled increase of food supply per capita.

之后，在17世纪晚期出现的人口增长率“反弹”，其原因在于人口大幅度下降后基数规模显著缩小，从而人均食物资源相对增大。

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Tajikistan had an particularly high birth rate and the highest rate of population increase of all the former Soviet republics.

塔吉克斯坦有着特别高的出生率，也是所有前苏联国家中人口增长最快的。

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This means its population is growing at about 2pc per year – and as the young start to have families of their own, the rate of population growth will increase.

这就意味着，其人口每年增长约2%——当年轻人有了自己的家庭后，人口增长率将会增加。

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The main conclusion from this demographic work is that, barring a new increase in female labor force participation or a significant increase in the growth rate of the population, these demographic factors point towards a further decline in trend growth of employment and hours in the coming decades.

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The shortage of places in primary schools reflects a growth in the birth rate - with some areas facing an increase of 25% or above in the primary school population.

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The unemployment rate actually rose, to 9.1%, in May: the rate of job creation is barely keeping track with the natural increase in the working-age population.

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