In a particular area where the annual death rate is 35 per 1000 individuals and the annual birth rate is 15, population growth would be

The population growth rate can be obtained using the formula:

P = Po*e^ (rt), where

P = final number of population

Po = initial number of population

r = rate of growth

t = time

For this case, the unknown variable is r or the rate of growth. The initial number of the population 1000, and by the end of 1 year, it is equal to 1000 + (15-35) which is equal to 980. Thus, the equation would be 980 = 1000*e^ (r*1). The population growth rate would then be - 2.02%. The negative growth rate is due to the decrease in population from 1000 to 980.