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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division 2010 Round of population censuses: Progress in SPECA countries Paolo Valente, UNECE
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 2 Contents Background UNECE activities on censuses Current status in SPECA countries Next steps
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 3 Background Population and housing census is a pillar of national statistical systems Census provides benchmark for population count at national and local levels Main source of information on small population groups and for small areas Produces information required for policy planning, implementation and monitoring All countries should take census in period 2005-2014 (UN-ECOSOC Resolution 2005/13)
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 4 UNECE activities on censuses Preparation or regional recommendations: “CES Recommendations for 2010 censuses” Technical cooperation: 3 training workshops organised in Central Asia in 2006-2007 Census management and planning Census questionnaire design Census technology Annual expert meetings on censuses
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 5 Current status in SPECA countries Census data collection already held in: Kazakhstan (Feb.-Mar. 2009) Kyrgyzstan (Mar.-Apr. 2009) Azerbaijan (April 2009) Still to be held in: Tajikistan (September 2010) Afghanistan (Sep.-Oct. 2010) Uzbekistan (?) Turkmenistan (?)
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 6 Selected issues KazakhstanAzerbaijanTajikistan Data collection Feb-Mar 2009April 2009Sep. 2010 Duration enumeration ??10 days Average size enum. areas ??460400 (cities) 350 (villages) Data entry method scanners (in 16 regions) ??scanners (reg./nat.??) Data entry done by… external contractor in-house??
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 7 Next steps: July 2010 – Meetings in Geneva: UNECE-UNFPA Training workshop for Eastern Europe, Central Asian countries (5-6 July) UNECE-Eurostat Meeting on Censuses (7-9 July) ESCAP-UNECE Project on effective use of technologies in censuses (next item in agenda) Censuses in other SPECA countries!
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Paolo Valente - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 8 Questions and Comments? paolo.valente@unece.org
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