This model simulates long-term human population growth in Durham Region, Ontario. It begins with an approximate population of 800,000 people and uses birth and death rates to calculate population change. Population growth is density-dependent, meaning that growth gradually slows as the population approaches an assumed carrying capacity of 1.2 million people. A five-year delay is included to represent the time required for population pressures, such as housing availability, infrastructure capacity and resource limitations, to influence population growth. The model is a simplified representation intended to demonstrate logistic human population dynamics rather than provide an exact population forecast.
