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 Resident population (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Resident population (No.) by Place of residence at Census date [2021] (NUTS - 2013), Sex, Age group and Birthplace (Country); Decennial
Regularity Decennial
Source Statistics Portugal, Population and housing census - 2021
First available period 2021
Last available period 2021
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence at Census date [2021] (NUTS - 2013)
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Birthplace (Country)
Concepts
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference .
  • PLACE OF BIRTH:  Considered to be the place where a person was born or the mother's usual place of residence on the date of birth. For certain statistical purposes, the mother's usual place of residence on the date of birth is preferred.
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
  • PLACE OF USUAL RESIDENCE:  Place in which a person normally spends the daily period of rest (regardless of temporary absences for purposes of leisure, holiday, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment, or others) and where the person lives or intends to live for the most part of the year, taking the last 12 months as reference.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Formule Count
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 23/11/2022


information presented in 19/4/2024