UNESCO Thesaurus: hierarchical list

4.35 Population

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Age distribution

Used For

UF Age composition

Narrower Term

NT1 Age groups

NT2 Adolescence

NT3 Youth

UF Adolescents, Teenagers, Young persons

NT2 Adults

NT2 Childhood

NT3 Children

NT3 Early childhood

UF Infancy, Infants

NT2 Old age

Demography

Narrower Term

NT1 Population distribution

NT1 Population research

UF Demographic research

NT2 Demographic statistics

UF Population data, Population statistics, Vital statistics

NT2 Population censuses

UF Censuses, Civil registration

NT2 Population projections

UF Demographic projections, Population forecasting

Migrants

Used For

UF Emigrants

Narrower Term

NT1 Displaced persons

NT1 Exiles

NT1 Foreigners

UF Aliens, Noncitizens

NT1 Immigrants

NT1 Migrant workers

UF Foreign workers

NT1 Nomads

NT1 Refugees

Migration

Used For

UF International migration, Population migration

Narrower Term

NT1 Emigration

NT2 Brain drain

NT1 Immigration

NT2 Illegal immigration

NT1 Internal migration

NT2 Rural migration

UF Rural exodus

NT1 Labour migration

UF Seasonal migration

NT2 Commuting

UF Journey to work

NT1 Migration policy

NT2 Migration law

UF Emigration law, Immigration law

NT1 Nomadism

NT1 Return migration

UF Resettlement

Population

Narrower Term

NT1 World population

Population dynamics

Used For

UF Demographic trends, Population change

Narrower Term

NT1 Ageing population

UF Ageing society, Population ageing

NT1 Birth rate

UF Natality

NT1 Morbidity

UF Illness rate

NT1 Mortality

UF Death rate

NT2 Child mortality

UF Infant mortality

NT1 Nuptiality

UF Marriage rate

NT1 Population decrease

UF Population decline

NT1 Population increase

UF Population growth

NT1 Population problems

NT2 Overpopulation

NT2 Population density

Population policy

Used For

UF Population legislation

Narrower Term

NT1 Population programmes

Sex distribution

Narrower Term

NT1 Sex

NT2 Men

UF Males

NT3 Boys

NT2 Women

UF Females

NT3 Girls

NT3 Homemakers

UF Housewives

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