Foundations of Demographic Analysis Selected Concepts and Techniques

Book Abstract

This Book ?Foundations of Demographic Analysis Selected Concepts and Techniques? Applicationspresents basic de?nitions, practical techniques, and methods, as well as examples of studies based on the usage of demographic analysis in various institutions and economic entities. The volume covers studies related to population distribution, urbanization, migration, population change and dynamics, aging, longevity, population theories, and population projections.It is an asset to academic and professional communities interested in advancing knowledge on diverse populations in various contexts such as public policies,public services, education, and labor markets. The book aims to help students of demography as well as practitioners of other ?elds of social sciences and people in government, business, and nonpro?t organizations. Demography is typically de?ned as the study of human populations and the changes in their quantity associated with migration, fertility, and mortality. The term demography comes from Greek word and means ?describing people.? Thus, this discipline deals with the characteristics of the population, taking into account features such as,sex ratio, age structure, composition, spatial distribution, and population density.In addition, sometimes a distinction is made between ?formal demography? or?demographic analysis,? which includes the statistical analysis of population parameters and their dynamics, and ?population studies,? that is, the analysis of the causes and effects of changes in the structure of the population in a broader context and in connection with other phenomena and processes.