Classification of Wielkopolska voivodeship due to the demographic situation Cover Image

Klasyfikacja powiatów województwa wielkopolskiego ze względu na sytuację demograficzną
Classification of Wielkopolska voivodeship due to the demographic situation

Author(s): Krzysztof Szwarc
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: demography; cluster analysis; classification

Summary/Abstract: Demographic processes occurring in our country does not run uniformly in different voivodeships, districts, and even municipalities. The transformations that take place in Poland, manifested inter alia in reducing fertility, shifting the age of marriage and age of first child birth, lengthening the average life expectancy. The consequence of these changes is the aging population. The aim of this article is to study the classification of counties voivodeship because of the level of basic indicators characterizing demographic situation in the years 2002-2009 The source of demographic data base was posted on the website of the Central Statistical Office.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 242
  • Page Range: 192-201
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish