Zero growth
A demographic situation characterized by population stagnation in a region where the balance between births and deaths is zero or nearly zero. This is characteristic of developed countries like Spain (where we have even entered a period of decline, with more deaths than births since 2015) and leads to the aging of the population.
Natural or vegetative growth
Positive or negative variation in the population of a place due to its natural movement (birth and mortality).
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 […]
Irrigation and population dynamics in depopulated rural environments

Causes, implications, and sustainable solutions.