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PAGE PAGE 8 Chapter8 Population Projection Population projection is probably the demographic technique that is most frequently requested by demography’s “clients” and demographers who use its result to analyze a certain set of demographic parameters. Projection and Forecasts What is population projection? Population projections are calculations which show the future development of a population when certain assumptions are made about the future course of fertility, mortality, and migration. What is population forecast? A population forecast is a projection in which the assumptions are consid