Università Roma Tre

I part: introduction and basic elements
Introduction to Demography: definition of demography and population; the historical and actual demographic sources
Dimension and structure of population: the total of population, growth rates; population structure.
The dynamics of population: generic and specific rates; standardization; the demographic transition.
The analysis of demographic trends: Lexis diagram; rates and probabilities; longitudinal and yearly analysis.

II part: the methodological study of demographic phenomenon
Mortality: the measures of study on mortality; life-table; child-mortality.
Marriage trend: the marriage rates
Fertility: birth rates; fertility rates; reproductivity.
Migration: main migration sources; migration rates.
Forecasting: the main method of demographic projection.


III part: in-depth studies
European population trends
Population ageing
Mortality
Child Mortality
Fertility
Migration
Projection of population

Bacci, M. L. (2017). A concise history of world population. John Wiley & Sons.

Poston, D. L., & Micklin, M. (Eds.). (2005). Handbook of population. Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Part I Population Structure: 1. Age and Sex, 2 Population Distribution and Suburbanization, 5 Demography of Aging
Part II Population Processes: 12 Fertility, 13 Infant Mortality, 14 Adult Mortality, 15 Internal Migration, 16 International Migration.
Bacci, M. L. (2017). A concise history of world population. John Wiley & Sons.

Research material

Un Population division World Population prospects 2022 pag 3-11 https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/wpp2022_summary_of_results.pdf

Eurostat, Population and population change statistics https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_and_population_change_statistics
Invecchiamento della popolazione:
Population structure and ageing https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing#Median_age_is_highest_in_Italy
Rosina A., Il futuro non invecchia. Ed. Vita e Pensiero. Cap 1 Il tempo storico Pg 13 -28

Mortalità di G. Caselli in Treccani Enciclopedia delle Scienze Sociali (http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/mortalita_%28Enciclopedia-delle-scienze-sociali%29/)
Unicef, Levels & Trends in Child Mortality UN Report 2021 pag 12-19
https://childmortality.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/UNICEF-2021-Child-Mortality-Report.pdf
Natalità e fecondità della popolazione residente 2020. Report Istat https://www.istat.it/it/files//2021/12/REPORT-NATALITA-2020.pdf
Cifone, Pirone La trappola delle culle. Rubbettino Editore. Cap 1 La natalità: come buttare via la nostra ricchezza: gli italiani
Migration and migrant population statistics https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Migration_and_migrant_population_statistics#Migrant_population:_23.7_million_non-EU_citizens_living_in_the_EU_on_1_January_2021
ISCRIZIONI E CANCELLAZIONI ANAGRAFICHE DELLA POPOLAZIONE RESIDENTE ANNO 2020. Report Istat https://www.istat.it/it/files//2022/02/REPORT_MIGRAZIONI_2020.pdf
PREVISIONI DELLA POPOLAZIONE RESIDENTE E DELLE FAMIGLIE. 2021Report Istat https://www.istat.it/it/files//2022/09/REPORT-PREVISIONI-DEMOGRAFICHE-2021.pdf