This journal has a long tradition in the field of demographic studies in Portugal. The first number was published in 1945 and since then it became a reference in the field of demographic studies for those who intends to analyze the demographic trends in both national and international levels.

Demographic Studies Review nº 48 includes five articles:

 - The role of urban green spaces in the health and well-being of the population

 - Mortality: compression, shifting and causes of death (Portugal:1950-2005)

 - First approach to fertility, the work conditions and policies to support childbearing at a regional level

 - To get married in the nineteenth century Lisbon – two parish in analysis

 - The demographic changes in Portugal