demographic trend

A popular term for any measurable change in the characteristics of a population over time—e.g., increased or decreased concentration of a particular ethnic group, sex ratio, etc.

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Together, they corroborate a demographic trend that Laslett long ago identified: regardless of where one looks, "the relevant evidence is so recent and so concentrated"(p.

Aging in the Past: Demography, Society, and Old Age

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for the UK, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis.

United Kingdom ISA Country Report Contains Detailed Economic Data and Forecasts

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Canada, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis.

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The UBS report shows that this demographic trend should continue to support economic growth rates in developing countries when accompanied by important institutional reforms, improvements in productivity, and greater participation in the world's economic system.

New UBS Research Report Focused on Demographics: a Coming of Age

In any case, the business cycle could have a much more dramatic effect on the demand for skills than demographic trends.

Global Skills Crunch: A Case of Dog Eat Dog? Presented to the Wellington Exchange--Evolving Higher Education Agendas, December 4, 2008. Conference Paper

Nationally the acquisition team looks for locations with improving demographic trends, significant new housing starts and well positioned existing high quality properties with superior access, traffic and retail sales.

Stonemar closes on retail purchase

Demographic trends and rising property values are driving the property concentration risk in catastrophe-prone areas upward.

A.M. Best increases surveillance of insurers' catastrophe exposures

Regular columns cover FMI developments and conferences, economic/business trends, reviews of the financial aspects of the industry, developing technology, logistics and distribution innovations, human resource practices and labor relations, and shopping and demographic trends.

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By Identifying and Addressing Demographic Trends and Other Barriers to Membership Growth

Today's tax world offers no shortage of challenges key to TEI's success is balancing continuity and change

Demographic trends reveal that families are getting smaller, and people are having fewer children, but they are spending more money on each child.

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Chapter topics range from demographic trends, theories and perspectives on aging to the experiences of older adults, programs and services for older adults, and attitudes about aging.

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Aware of rapid population growth in the diocese of Toronto, Archbishop Terence Finlay has launched an in-depth study of demographic trends in the diocese.