Logistic Human Population Dynamics - Oshawa
Amandeep Saroa

The dynamics of the human population in Oshawa are influenced by the carrying capacity.

  • When the population is below the carrying capacity, the birth rate exceeds the death rate, leading to population growth.

  • At the carrying capacity, the birth rate equals the death rate, and the population stabilizes.

  • If the population exceeds the carrying capacity, the death rate surpasses the birth rate, causing a population decline.

This model demonstrates how population growth is controlled by the availability of resources and space.


  • People (Human): Used for stocks like population and carrying capacity. It represents the number of individual humans.
  • People per person per year (Human / Human / Year): Used for rates like birth and death rates, indicating the number of people added or subtracted per person in the population each year.
  • People per year (Human / Year): Used for flows like population change, representing the total number of people added or subtracted from the population annually.