The bar charts illustrate the total number of inhabitants in England and Wales across three centuries, from 1700 to 2000, along with the corresponding mortality and natality rates for the same period under consideration. Overall, the population growth followed an upward trend, with the population tally increasing significantly from the year 1700 to 2000. Moreover, the data reveals a clear direct relationship between the birth rate and death rate. The two figure sets mutually increase or decrease with time, with the latter always being less than the former.
In the year 1700, the population summed up to less than ten million, followed by a modest rise by 1800, the age of imperialism and industrialisation, with the figure standing at 15 million. Within a century, the population markedly climbed to nearly 40 million, and by the dawn of the 21st century, the tally rose to almost 50 million, which is approximately five times the figure of the initial year under consideration.
The mortality and birth rates, however, followed a more fluctuating path, initially witnessing a growth followed by a steady decline, reaching its peak in 1800. Approximately 23 births were recorded per 1000 individuals. Despite this staggering figure, the total population had only increased by seven million in a span of one hundred years from 1700. This could be attributed to the proportionally high death rate – 17 deaths per thousand individuals, nullifying the overall increase. The following centuries, 1900 and 2000, recorded lower rates, declining with time. The year 2000 reported the lowest rates, with the birth rate and death rate amounting to 11 and 5 per thousand, respectively. In spite of these lower figures, the population in the year 2000 was reported to be the highest.
The data suggests a clear trend towards increasing population over time. Additionally, a stark relation between the mortality and natality rates and the total population cannot be concluded from the graph due to the abnormalities reported.