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 Resident population projections (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Resident population projections (No.) by Sex and Age group; Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, Resident population projections
First available period 2010
Last available period 2060
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Age group
Concepts
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
Definition The resident population projections were produced using the cohort-component method. This method allows the elaboration of different demographic scenarios, based in alternative assumptions, for the evolution of fertility, mortality and migration. The conditional character of these results must be underlined, since this a method based on a ¿if ¿ then¿¿ scenarios.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/03/2009


information presented in 17/7/2024