Total Population
Definition
Total number of people living in Brandon, Manitoba.
Why This Matters
Knowing how many people live in Brandon is important for ensuring that everyone counts. Knowing the population of an area helps local government and agencies budget for and provide essential services to citizens. Steady population growth is also a signpost of a healthy economy (Berry, 2014). Determining whether the population increases through births in the city, in-migration (Canadians living in other parts of the province or country) or the arrival of new immigrants, also helps us understand how Brandon is growing and changing as new populations bring new voices, ideas, opportunities and culture to Brandon.
Data Source
2020 Population Report – Prairie Mountain. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.gov.mb.ca/health//population/prairiemountain.pdf.
City of Brandon. About Brandon. Population and General Information. https://www.brandon.ca/about-brandon#:~:text=Population%20%26%20General%20Information,increase%20from%20the%202016%20Census.
Reference
2020 Population Report – Prairie Mountain. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.gov.mb.ca/health//population/prairiemountain.pdf.
Berry, C. (2014). The Relationship Between Economic Growth and Population Growth. The University of Sheffield. Retrieved from: http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Brief7-the-relationships-between-economic-growth-and-population-growth.pdf
Total Population in the Sustainable Development Goals
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8. Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day. And in too many places, having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty.
A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social contract underlying democratic societies: that all must share in progress. The creation of quality jobs will remain a major challenge for almost all economies well beyond 2015.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Job opportunities and decent working conditions are also required for the whole working age population.