Statistics Norway projects the population by age, sex and immigrant background at the national level. This paper examines the accuracy of the Norwegian population projections produced between 1996 and 2018. We assess deviations between projected and registered numbers, both for the total...

In seinem Kommentar diskutiert Stefan Fuchs, Institut für Demografie, Allgemeinwohl und Familie (IDAF) e.V., Sankt Augustin, die Programmatik der »nachhaltigen Familienpolitik« und den Paradigmenwechsel zum Leitbild vollzeitiger oder zumindest »vollzeitnaher« Erwerbstätigkeit von Müttern....

We consider the possibility that demographic variables are measured with errors which arise because household surveys measure demographic structures at a point-in-time, whereas household composition evolves throughout the survey period. We construct and estimate sharp bounds on household size...

This paper is devoted to an analysis of the 2002 National Census data regarding immigration to Poland and some aspects of emigration from Poland. The paper presents a detailed discussion on emigration and the role of migrant networks in the process of inflow and outflow; the impact of migration...