In recent decades, the successive decline in the number of births has characterised
the Portuguese demography, while average life expectancy has increased,
this being reflected in a demographic structure with an ageing population. There
are fewer people, and they die later. This case is not manifested in the same way
across the country, albeit the underlying trend is common to the various rural and
urban territories.
In terms of population structure, the fact that there are fewer children and
school-aged young people does have its consequences, hence why human resource
and equipment requirements in the education sector must be remodelled on a
continuous basis to address this situation.
Against this new demographic, economic and social context, the primary aim
of research lies in understanding how the Central Region will evolve in the next
two decades (2011-2031), giving some indicators and growth trends that allow
us to characterise the future population of this territory. Discussions also cover the
implications arising from the changes in the Portuguese population, in particular in
the Central Region, addressing the demand for the education system, the training
offer to be designed, and the required human resources, and how the different
institutions and organisations will respond to an increasingly ageing population
with different needs and requirements.
Authors
Barros, Cristina
Gama, Rui
Cordeiro, António Rochette
Keywords
Demografia,
Projeções demográficas,
Projeções escolares,
Região Centro,
Demography,
demographic projections,
School projections,
Central Region
