Title: [The estimation of the total population of African countries]

POPLINE Document Number: 244064

Corporate Author(s):

Groupe de Demographie Africaine

Source citation:

Paris, France, Groupe de Demographie Africaine [IDP, INED, INSEE, MINCOOP, ORSTOM], 1982. vii, 353 p. (Vol. 1)

Abstract:

In this collection of studies on individual African countries, the different methods that can be used to arrive at estimates of the total population are examined and their results assessed. The studies are presented in a standardized format. The first part lists the available sources of data, including historical estimates, administrative censuses, censuses, demographic surveys, surveys in other subject areas with demographic components, health statistics, and vital statistics. The next part considers problems such as how to define the population to be estimated, geographical variations, nomads, validity of data, and census evaluation. In a final part, suggestions are made for improvements in estimating procedures. Countries covered include Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, the Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaire, and Zambia.

Keywords:

Africa
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa, North
Estimation Technics
Data Collection
Census
Vital Statistics
Demographic Surveys
Surveys
Angola
Cameroon
Chad
Djibouti
Egypt
Nigeria
Reunion
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Togo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Gambia
Cote d'Ivoire
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Zambia
Developing Countries
Research Methodology
Population Statistics
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Sampling Studies
Studies
Africa, Southern
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa, Western
Africa, Central
Africa, Eastern
Africa, North