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COHORT-COMPONENT METHOD [1 record]

Record 1 2024-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Population Movements
DEF

A method used for population estimates or projections that is based on the components of demographic change and a base population as input.

CONT

In the cohort-component method, the components of population change (fertility, mortality, and net migration) are projected separately for each birth cohort (persons born in a given year).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Mouvements de population
DEF

Méthode d'estimation ou de projection de la population à partir des composantes de l'accroissement démographique et d'une population de base.

Spanish

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