Population Statistics.
With the ongoing round ofcensuses of population and housing, SIAP places a high priority on the related training needs. The training approach brings together producers and users to facilitate dialogue between the stakeholders on key issues on effective dissemination and use of census data. Focus areas include use of the 2010 round of population and housing census data for development planning and policy-making. thematic analyses, and the use of registers for producing population and social statistics. Upcoming priorities include dissemination of revised census recommendations, linking censuses of population and agriculture and applications of small-area estimation techniques.
Population and housing censuses are the most comprehensive and authoritative data sources on the size and characteristics of a country’s population. They form a cornerstone of national statistical systems, generating essential social, economic, and demographic data. These data provide the baseline evidence required for planning, policy development, implementation, and monitoring across geographical levels, sectors, as well as for research and analysis.
The numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have increased rapidly in recent years, with UNHCR estimating over 117.8 million forcibly displaced persons by the end of 2025. Similarly, the issue of statelessness continues to persist in society, with 4.5 million people currently estimated to be stateless.
The population and housing census is the most comprehensive source of data on the counts and characteristics of a country's population, forming the foundation of national statistical systems. Censuses provide essential social, economic, and demographic information, serving as baseline evidence for planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring policies across various sectors and diverse user needs, including research.
The numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have increased rapidly in recent years, with UNHCR estimating over 108.4 million forcibly displaced persons in 2022. Similarly, the issue of statelessness continues to persist in society, with 4.4 million people currently estimated to be stateless. This course introduces the “International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics” (IRRS), the “International Recommendations on IDP Statistics” (IRIS) and the “International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics” (IROSS).
The numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have increased rapidly in recent years, with UNHCR estimating over 100 million forcibly displaced persons in 2022. With displacement’s growing prominence, there is increasing interest at national, regional and international levels in statistics on refugees and IDPs including complete, accurate, timely and internationally comparable estimates of the numbers of people displaced, their well-being and vulnerabilities.
The objective of the workshop is to build participants’ knowledge and skills in the use of register-based censuses to produce official statistics as an alternative to the traditional census, while also providing a platform for exchanging experiences and lessons learnt in transitioning to this approach.
This country course aims to provide the latest developments in alternative methodologies, use of technology in census operations, review of revised international census recommendations and estimation of key demographic indicators in order to illustrate the effective use of census data in producing key official statistics.
