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 Fertility rate (projections 2012-2060 - ‰)
Characteristic Description
Name Fertility rate (projections 2012-2060 - ‰) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013), Age and Scenario; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Resident population projections
First available period 2015
Last available period 2060
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2013)
  • Age
  • Scenario
Concepts
  • AGE:  The interval of time between the day, month and year of birth and 0:00 a.m. of the reference date. Age is expressed as complete years for adults and children and months, weeks, days, hours or minutes of life, as appropriate, for infants under one year of age.
  • GENERAL FERTILITY RATE:  The ratio of the number of live births during a given period, usually a calendar year, to the average women of child-bearing age (aged 15 to 49) in that period (usually expressed as the number of live births per 1000 (10^3) women of child-bearing age).
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Definition The projected age specific fertility rates (14-50 years) represent an estimate of the number of live births per thousand women at each age.
Measure unit (symbol) Permillage (‰)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 24/07/2015


information presented in 5/11/2025