Answer:
UK population increased slowly until around 1800.
An increase in life expectancy, improved food supplies and clean water led to rapid population growth during the 1800s.
Falling birth rates, due to changing social attitudes and the emancipation of women, led to a slowing of population growth in the 1900s.
Since the 1950s, access to contraception and modern medicines have helped keep birth rates and death rates low and as a result population growth has been low.
Birth rates are low in the UK because:
women are marrying later and delaying starting a family due to career building
the high cost of living makes bringing up children expensive
couples may prefer to spend money on things such as holidays and cars
birth control and the contraceptive pill are easily available
Death rates are low in the UK because:
health care is modern and widely available, provided free by the NHS
people have less physically-demanding jobs
modern medicines treat many diseases
people are better educated about health and hygiene
higher incomes enable people to eat a healthy diet and have good living conditions
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