European and Asian demographic data sheets

POP has a tradition of producing every 2-4 years wall charts presenting summary information about recent demographic trends, current statistics, and projections in regular intervals since 2006. 

The 2012 data sheet for Europe presents new indicators of population aging and the data sheet for Asia focuses on the closing gender gap in educational attainment.

The European Demographic Data Sheets produced in collaboration with the Vienna Institute of Demography present a rich and for some variables unique source of information for 49 countries of Europe with comparisons to the USA and Japan. They are being updated every two years and serve a broad community of users who have an interest in knowing more about demographic trends in different parts of Europe. It provides the only consistent set of estimates of tempo-adjusted TFRs for most European countries. The reverse side of the Data Sheet provides in-depth analyses and rankings of countries by different indicators. In addition to these regularly produced indicators, every year a special topic is highlighted. In 2010 the focus was on population growth and the fact that the population size of the EU27 reached 500 million;in 2012 the focus was on new indicators of age and aging. These new indicators of the “demographic burden” consider explicitly the fact that life expectancy is increasing and that in many dimensions indeed “70 is the new 60.”

The European Demographic Data Sheets and the Asian Data Sheets have been presenting summary information about recent demographic trends, current statistics, and projections in regular intervals since 2006.

The Asian Data Sheet is produced by POP in collaboration with the Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, which is a collaboration between IIASA, the Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore, and the College of Population Studies (CPS) of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Asia is in the midst of experiencing dramatic increases in the educational attainment of younger cohorts of men and women. For this reason the Asian Data Sheet does not just focus on demographic indicators but systematically adds education as a third demographic dimension. It presents data on past and projected future trends in level of education by age and gender for all Asian countries and documents the significant progress being made, particularly in increasing female education. This is shown to be an important aspect in understanding and forecasting the future of societies and their economic development.


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Last edited: 03 October 2013

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