The European population since 1945

The Societies of Europe is a 9-title series of historical data handbooks and accompanying CD-ROM set on the development of Europe from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. The series is a product of the Mannheim Centre for Social Research, a body dedicated to comparative research on Europe and one of the leading social research institutes in the world. It is a collection of datasets giving a clear and systematic study of long-term developments in European society. The data is presented statistically and is clearly comparative.

The European Population since 1945 is the second volume of two on demographics. This is a comparative and historical data handbook and accompanying CD-ROM presenting series data on demographic developments, population and household structures for the countries of Western and Central Europe. All major fields of demographic change are covered: Fertility, mortality, marriage and divorce. Population figures are given for each population census by sex, civil status and age. Major demographic developments within the family are described providing a commentary on the main population structures and trends in Europe since 1945.