Скачать или смотреть Asia-Pacific Stats Cafe series: Producing Population Statistics from Population Registers

Technological advances in the use of population registers for the purposes of administration and service delivery has increased interest in establishing them or developing them further. At the same time, increased demand for timely and disaggregated data, such as for monitoring the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, amplifies interest in population registers as a source of statistical data, especially with regards to up to date and granular population estimates.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the need to broaden statistical methods and sources, including the use of administrative data such as registers for statistical production. For example, it is impossible to calculate accurate and timely mortality rates, a key indicator of the impact of COVID-19, where the exposed population is not correctly known. This Stats Café brought together experts from international and regional organizations and national governments to discuss experiences using population registers as a critical source of population data while also recognizing their role in facilitating the realization of universal legal identity.