demographic projections

collocation in English

meaningsofdemographicandprojection

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demographic
adjective
uk
/ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪk/
us
/ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪk/
relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make ...
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projection
noun
uk
/prəˈdʒek.ʃən/
us
/prəˈdʒek.ʃən/
a calculation or guess about the future based on information that ...
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(Definition ofdemographicandprojectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is also where economic theory and demographic projections meet practical reality.
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The samedemographicprojectionstated that 1,388,425 people lived within the 10 mi commute zone.
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The demographic projections outlined earlier indicate that a significant proportion of the increase in household numbers will consist of single middle-aged and older people.
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While the book provides a large number of statistical tables and demographic projections, the data are often not that current.
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By combining a deterministic overlapping generations model with stochastic demographic projections, the present approach does not account appropriately for the uncertainty in the agents decision processes.
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Moreover, according to the official demographic projections, the percentage of the all-age and the older populations who are foreigners will increase over the next 20 years.
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A fundamentally new approach is clearly needed now to meet the demographic projections and to match the dramatic structural changes in the labour market.
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First, demographic projections are not particularly reliable for costing purposes.
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Recent changes in demographic projections, if sustained, could affect the new and expanded town programme in the longer term.
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The challenges that lie ahead derive essentially from demographic projections of an aging population.
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Secondly, how can we best address the needs of pensioners in the middle decades of the 21st century, in view of the demographic projections and the outlook for public finances?
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Of course, demographic projections are notoriously difficult.
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We have in our society at the moment a growing proportion of elderly people, and the demographic projections indicate that there will be a continuing increase during the next decade.
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The government has identified gaps between the demographic projections and the aspirations of its citizens.
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