The line graph displays some alterations of the birth rate, the growth of citizens and the mortality rate in Scotland between 1940 and 2020.
Overall, it is evident from the chart that birth rate was the highest in 1940 comparing it to the population growth, which the lowest and both of them decreased at the end of the period. Meanwhile, the death rate faced with a gradual decline in the first 18 years and leveled off in this figure for the next 52 years then, it rose again in 2020.
With regards to the populace rise, it commenced at roughly 0.8% in 1940, before reaching the summit of 1.5 in the middle of 1950 and 1960. Afterwards, it experienced small variations, and ended up with 0% in 2004. The figure for birth stood at 2.5% in 1940, which then declined gradually with some fluctuations until 1970, and then for the following years, there was a gradual decine, arriving at approximately 0.5% in 2020.
In contrast, by 1940, the population growth which began at 1.5%, followed a drastic fall down to 0.9 in 1957, and remained unchanged rest of the years. However, in 2010, the percentage rose again which then settled at 0.6% in 2020