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 Oldest-age ratio (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Oldest-age ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population
First available period 1991
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts
  • LONGEVITY INDEX:  The ratio of the number of oldest old persons (aged 75 and over) to the number of elderly persons of an age when they are generally economically inactive (aged 65 and over).
  • 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:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Formule Quotient between the number of persons with 75 and more years old and the number of persons with 75 and more years old.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 16/06/2014


information presented in 18/4/2024