Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Wohllebengasse 12-14, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Abstract:
Based on formal results for population dynamics under varying fertility and mortality levels, this paper presents a new approach to backward population projection. Unlike other methods in the literature, the method presented here is robust and accurate in both the short and long run. The method and the theory behind it contribute to the knowledge about dynamic populations and may find applications in population modeling and reconstruction.