United Nations Demographic Yearbook System Session 10 United Nations Statistics Division

Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses

New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

United Nations Demographic Yearbook System

Session 10

United Nations Statistics DivisionDemographic Statistics Section



Outline

Focus on census data collection and availability

Introduction to the Demographic Yearbook collection

Data collection (questionnaires)

Available data from the region

Dissemination (programme, tools)

Discussion



Introduction

Official demographic and social statistics from national

statistical authorities since 1948

Covers about 230 countries and areas; sets of annual and

census questionnaires

Data collected: Population estimates, Vital statistics and Migration data Population census data (a wide range of topics)



Questionnaire Customization

Sent to each National Statistical Office

Customized for each country Language Pre-filled with existing data

Include instructions and metadata worksheets



Censuses Questionnaires

Population census General characteristics

(Geographical, Inter. Migration, Demographic and Social,

Fertility and Mortality, and Educational Characteristics) Economic characteristics Household characteristics

Housing characteristics for (national and selected cities)

Covers almost all core topics except internal migration characteristics



Geographical, Demographic and Social Characteristics

Number of localities by size Population

Total of major civil divisions by sex and urban/rural residence in localities by size of locality and by sex of the capital city and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants

and land area by five-year age groups, sex and urban/rural residence by single years of age, sex and urban/rural residence by marital status, age, sex and urban/rural residence



Social Characteristics (contd.)

Population by national and/or ethnic group, sex and urban/rural residence by language, sex and urban/rural residence by religion, sex and urban/rural residence



Population 5 to 24 years of age by school attendance, single years of

age and sex 10+ years by literacy, age and sex 15+ years by educational attainment (ISCED 1997), age and

sex

Annex table for educational attainment using “levels” of

education

Educational Characteristics



Live births during the 12 months preceding the census, by age

of mother, sex, and urban/rural residence

Deaths during the 12 months preceding the census, by age,

sex, and urban/rural residence

Fertility and Mortality

Live births and deaths introduced especially for countries without adequate Civil Registration Systems



Female population 10+ years of age, by age, number of children

ever born alive and urban/rural residence

Female population 10+ years of age by age, number of children

living and urban/rural residence

Fertility and Mortality (contd.)



Native and foreign-born population by age and sex Foreign-born population by continent/country of birth, age and sex Foreign-born population 15+ years of age by continent/country of

birth, educational attainment and sex Population by citizenship status, age and sex

International Migration Characteristics

Annex table for educational attainment using “levels” of education



Foreigners (non-citizens) by continent/country of citizenship, age

and sex Foreigners 15 years of age and over by continent/country of

citizenship, educational attainment and sex Economically active foreign-born by occupation, age and sex

International Migration Characteristics (contd.)

Annex table for educational attainment using “levels” of education and occupation

(ISCO-68, 58)



Population by type of living quarters, age and sex

Population in households by relation to reference member and by age and sex by type of household, age and sex of the head of household or

other reference member by type of household, age and sex

Household Characteristics



Households by type of household and age and sex of the head of household or

other reference member sex and marital status of reference member

Households by household size and age and sex of the head of

household or other reference member

Household Characteristics (contd.)



Population by activity status, age, sex and urban/rural residence

Population not economically active by functional category, age and sex

Employed population

Economic Characteristics



Employed population by status in employment, age and sex industry (ISIC 3/3.1), age and sex occupation (ISCO-88), age and sex status in employment, industry and sex status in employment, occupation and sex marital status, age and sex

Economic Characteristics (contd.)

Annex tables using ISIC Rev.1,2,4; ISCO-08, 68, 58



For national (urban/rural) and selected cities

Living quarters by broad types

Occupied housing units by type of housing unit

Occupied housing units by type of housing unit and

Also population and households as units of tabulation

Housing Characteristics



Occupied housing units by type of housing unit and by number of rooms water supply system main source of drinking water type of toilet type of bathing facilities availability of kitchen main type of fuel used for cooking type of lighting main type of solid waste disposal construction material of outer walls

Housing Characteristics (contd.)



Population by age and sex (for selected cities) by broad types of living quarters/number of roofless and sex in collective living quarters by type of living quarters & sex occupants of housing units by type of housing unit and sex occupants of housing units by number of rooms & type of

housing unit




Households by broad types of living quarters/number of roofless in housing units by type of housing unit in housing units by type of housing unit and tenure of

household in housing units by type of housing unit and availability of

communication technology devices/access to Internet




*Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Geographical, demographic and social characteristics

* From 2000 or 2010 round of censuses as of May 25, 2012



* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Educational Characteristics




* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Fertility and mortality




* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: International migration characteristics




* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Household characteristics




* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Economic characteristics




* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Housing characteristics (national and city)




* Number of countries with data available in the DYB database: Housing characteristics (contd.)




Dissemination programme

UN Demographic Yearbookhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm

Population and Vital Statistics Reporthttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/default.htm

UNdata portalhttp://data.un.org/Explorer.aspx?d=POP

GlobalCensusInfohttp://www.devinfo.info/censusinfo2010/



Points for discussion

Feedback on the Demographic Yearbook System

Satisfaction levels about content, data collection and

dissemination processes

Areas of improvement

…



Thank you !

Documents

United Nations Demographic Yearbook System Session 10 United Nations Statistics Division