Demographic Change in Germany

Charlotte Höhn, Ralf Mai and Frank Micheel
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Charlotte Höhn: Federal Institute for Population Research
Ralf Mai: Federal Institute for Population Research
Frank Micheel: Federal Institute for Population Research

A chapter in Demographic Change in Germany, 2008, pp 9-33 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In most developed countries two long-term demographic trends are observed: below replacement fertility combined with rising life expectancy. The consequence is a major demographic change with a shift of the age composition: demographic aging. Demography is one of the few sciences that are mainly focused on the future. On grounds of the long-term scale and the inertia of demographic processes, demographers are able to project future trends with a rather satisfying likelihood. The rapidly growing importance of demographic analyses and projections comes from the notion that aging societies will face increasing problems within the next decades.

Keywords: Federal Statistical; Internal Migration; Demographic Change; Total Fertility Rate; Baseline Scenario (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68137-3_2

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