Natural or vegetative growth

Positive or negative variation in the population of a place due to its natural movement (birth and mortality).

Real population growth

The result of adding the natural population growth and the migration balance of a location over a given period. Data on births and immigration (population growth), as well as mortality and emigration (population loss), must be considered. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the total population.

Population census

A source that records demographic, sociocultural, and economic characteristics of a population, such as age, marital status, nationality, education level, and employment status, among many others. It is a static document—reflecting the state of the population at a specific moment—and highly detailed due to the amount of data it provides. In Spain, it […]

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