Austria,
Germany, France: Population Estimates and Projections, 1950-2050
Source:
The
historical estimates and the data for the base year (1995) were
taken from: United Nations (2001): World Population Prospects. The
2000 Revision. New York (UN Population Division);
The projections were calculated by the author, using the DemoTools
software package.
Method:
This is a
cohort-component projection, using UN base data for 1995 and
age-specific fertility, mortality and migration estimates for the
projection period (2000-2050) that are identical to the UN medium
variant assumptions. (For details see: United Nations, 2001).
Please note that these medium variant scenarios assume a slight
fertility increase during the next few decades! For instance,
for Germany we project a TFR increase from 1.32 in 1995 to 1.61
children per women in 2050. However, please also note that we do not assume a fertility increase
to the reproductive level of about 2.1.