Description: ESCAP and UNFPA EECA Regional Office hosted a webinar focusing on assessment of administrative data titled “Ready for a Register-Based Census? Assess with SATRAC" The webinar offered an opportunity to explore Self-Assessment Tool on Readiness to Use Administrative Data for Census (SATRAC) and discuss on how it can support countries in assessing their current technical and institutional capacity to use administrative data for censuses. The session also included country experiences and discussions on practical applications of the tool, including from Indonesia, Maldives, Kazakhstan and Türkiye. Agenda and Speakers: Moderator: Ms. Afsaneh Yazdani, Statistician, Population and Social Statistics Section, Statistics Division, ESCAP Opening: Mr. Eduard Mihalas, Regional Advisor on Population and Data, UNFPA EECA RO Presentation: Introduction to the self-assessment tool on readiness to use administrative data for census (SATRAC), Ms. Meryem Demirci, Consultant, Statistics Division, ESCAP Country experiences: Charting the path to a register-based census: Indonesia’s experience by Ms. Alfina Fasriani, Senior Statistician and Team Leader of Indonesia Vital Statistics System, BPS – Statistics Indonesia Maldives - Experience in assessing the Readiness for the use of administrative data for censuses, by Ms Ashiyath Shazna, Statistician, Statistics Development and Outreach Division Kazakhstan: The use of administrative data in Statistics, by Mr Elnur Bekberdiyev, Director of the Department of Statistical Registers and Classifications of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan Türkiye: Experience in assessing the readiness for the use of administrative data for censuses, Mr Mehmet Şaban UÇARI, Head of Statistics Group, Demographic Statistics Department Resources: Self-Assessment Tool on Readiness to Use Administrative Data for Census (SATRAC) Online training on transition to a register-based census developed by UNFPA Webinar recording: | English | Русский | Webinar presentations Stats Brief: Charting the path to a register-based census: Indonesia’s experience (2025)
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 08 Dec 2025 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP ESCAP SIAP SPC UNFPA UNSD
Description: The population and housing census is the most comprehensive source of data on the counts and characteristics of a country's populationforming the foundation of national statistical systems. Censuses provide essential socialeconomicand demographic informationserving as baseline evidence for planningdevelopingimplementingand monitoring policies across various sectors and diverse user needsincluding research. They are also a critical source of population data for numerous Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicatorsaiding in the monitoring of national progress towards achieving related targets.
Title in Arabic: التحليل الموضوعي للتعداد لتحسين استخدام البيانات
Organizer(s): AITRS ESCWA UNFPA ONS United Kingdom GCC-Stat
Description: توضح هذه المذكرة المفاهيمية خططًا لعقد ورشة عمل إقليمية تهدف إلى تعزيز قدرة المنظمات الإحصائية الوطنية (NSOs) على التحليل الموضوعي للتعداد كاستراتيجية لنشر النتائج. ستغطي الورشة محتويات تتعلق بعملية تحديد واختيار الموضوعات، ووضع خارطة طريق للتحليل الموضوعي، وتقديم مختلف الأساليب لتنفيذ التحليل، بالإضافة إلى استعراض نقاط القوة، التحديات، والمخاطر المرتبطة بذلك. كما سيتم تحديد الأدوات وأفضل الممارسات من المنطقة وخارجها للتحليل الموضوعي، بما في ذلك مختلف المخرجات وطرق نشرها (مثل التقارير التفصيلية، المذكرات السياسية، الأطالس الموضوعية، التصورات الجغرافية، وغيرها)، بهدف تحسين تأثير بيانات التعداد على السياسات والبرامج. ورغم أن التركيز سيكون على الدول التي أكملت التعدادات مؤخرًا، إلا أن جميع الدول التي قامت بتنفيذ جولة التعداد 2020 أو تخطط لجولة 2030 سيتم أخذها في الاعتبار.
Description: The "High-level Webinar on Population and Housing Censuses" is the second event in the "Road to the Commission" webinar series leading to its 56th session of the Statistical Commission. The objectives of the High-level Webinar include: i) Promote the adoption and implementation of the revised Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses (Revision 4); ii) Facilitate the launch and implementation of the 2030 World Population and Housing Census Programme; iii) Share lessons learned from the 2020 census round and prepare for census-taking in the 2030 round.
Date: Wednesday, 5 February 2025 Time: 8:00am – 9:30am (EST/New York time) Event webpage: Link
Description: Report of the Workshop Provisional Programme Concept note (English | 中文) Self-Assessment Tool on the Readiness to Use Administrative Data for Census (SATRAC) (Excel file) Objectives and Outcomes The workshop aims to strengthen participants’ capacity on how to better use administrative data to support the census. The objectives of the workshop are to: Provide an overview of the different potential uses of administrative data sources for the census. Discuss the concepts, features, preconditions, considerations, challenges, opportunities, and processes involved in the use of administrative data sources for census purposes. Discuss the self-assessment tool on the readiness to use administrative data for census purposes. Introduce the “Generic model for the transition from a traditional census to register-based approaches”. Draft potential approaches to increase the use of administrative data for censuses in participating countries. Exchange experience and learn from participating countries. Resources This workshop builds upon the Regional Training Workshop on Transition to Register-based Approaches for Population and Housing Censuses. Some of the key resources for this workshop include: UNFPA Register-Based Census eLearning Course United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Guidelines on the use of registers and administrative data for population and housing censuses. United Nations, New York and Geneva, 2018. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Guidelines for assessing the quality of administrative sources for use in censuses. United Nations, Geneva, 2021. United Nations Statistics Division. Handbook on Registers-Based Population and Housing Censuses, 2022. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Emerging Trends in Census Approaches in Asia and the Pacific – with country examples. United Nations, Bangkok, 2022. ESCAP Stats Briefs: Tapping into administrative data in census-taking: an emerging trend in Asia and the Pacific (2022) Are population censuses in Asia and the Pacific evolving? (2021) Population registers: a key resource for producing vital statistics (2020)
Description: This is a side event of the twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the SCA-ECLAC. The objective of the seminar is to share innovations from the 2020 census round and lessons learned from the perspective of directors of national statistical offices. It seeks to contribute to the planning of the 2030 census round, enhancing lessons learned and capacities acquired in light of the results and challenges.
Description: In this Global Network Webinar, Sophie Mitra of Fordham University and the Disability Data Initiative presented on the use of household surveys and population censuses to monitor the inequalities that affect persons with disabilities: recent evidence from the Disability Data Initiative. The speaker shared recent developments and highlighted research opportunities related to the situation of adults with disabilities worldwide. Based on recent results from the Disability Data Initiative, the webinar: (i) discussed various approaches to collect and analyze data on disability in household surveys and population censuses, in particular with respect to the types of questions used and how to analyze answer scales on severity; (ii) documented how and where questions on functional difficulties using the internationally tested Washington Group Short Set or similar questions have been adopted around the world; and (iii) presented results of analyses of Demographic and Health Survey and census data on whether persons with disabilities are being left behind in 15 countries. The webinar was attended by 44 colleagues from across the globe, including those from national statistical offices, UN resident coordinator offices, civil society, and academia. The recording is available on the Global Network. The Global Network of Data Officers and Statisticians aims to improve coordination and collaboration among peers and organizations, to connect existing but not necessarily wellconnected networks and initiatives, and to provide and share information on capacity building efforts globally. In the framework of the Global Network UNSD organizes a series of webinars. For more information visit our information pages.
Description: UNSD convened the 3rd virtual meeting of the Task Team 1 of the Revision of the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses (P&R), on 12 October 2023. The Task Team 1, chaired by Statistics Canada, carries out the work of revising the portion of the Principles and Recommendations pertaining to census planning, organizing and management. The Task Team members went through the substantial revisions and new elaborations to be made to specific chapters and sections of the P&R, including, among others, the guidance on risk management and emergency planning (e.g., for censuses conducted during pandemics such as the recent global COVID-19 pandemic or natural disasters) as well as potential threats and possible consequences related to, for example, use of online questionnaire and the adoption of new technology.
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Geospatial Data for Human Settlements and Population Censuses
Description: On 10 July 2023, the Demographic and Social Statistics Branch organized a hybrid meeting on the above topic, in collaboration with the European Commission Joint Research Center, Eurostat and UN-Habitat. The meeting discussed the Degree of Urbanisation-DEGURBA method as a geospatial approach to the definition of cities, urban and rural areas in a harmonised manner across countries, which is particularly important for monitoring SDG 11 indicators on “Sustainable Cities and Communities”. The method was endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission in 2020, for international and regional comparison purposes. UN-Habitat, European Commission and UNSD are working towards building member states’ capacity for the implementation of this methodology as recommended by the Statistical Commission. Discussants from the Statistics Division, UNFPA and Eurostat exchanged lessons learned and the progress made in building capacity on the methodology. Data experts from UN-Habitat and the Joint Research Centre presented with examples how geospatial data are used to monitor human settlements and support census activities. Overall, the meeting highlighted the power of geospatial information to assess the urbanisation process and contribute to the localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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1st Meeting of the New Task Team of the Committee for Coordination of Statistical Activities on the Estimation of Total Number of Households
Description: UNSD and other members of Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA), namely UN Population Division, UN-Habitat, UNFPA, ITU and WHO held a first online meeting of new task team on the estimation of total numbers of households. The task team was created at the most recent CCSA session in October to review ongoing international data collection efforts on the total number of households, to explore methodologies and new data sources, and to outline the necessary resources and timelines to produce comparable time series data on the total number of households. The discussion focused on: stocktaking on the data availability for total number of households worldwide and respective sources; stocktaking of any existing methods used by countries for estimating the total number of households in intercensal periods and producing respective time series; needed research and resources to make it possible. As a first step the UN entities will provide a summary of their work in collecting data for total number of households, respective sources, and related research by mid-January 2024. Processes to bring this work to the UN Statistical Commission were also discussed.
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Meeting of the International Committee on Census Coordination (ICCC)
Description: The International Committee on Census Coordination’s (ICCC) bi-monthly meeting was chaired by UNSD. The meeting received updates on the draft Guide Note on Covid-19 Questions being developed by UNFPA and the World Bank. The Guide Note provides guidance to countries on additional questions to be included in population and housing censuses with the objective of measuring the impact of Covid-19 in various domains, including economic status, education, health and mortality. After a substantive discussion it was concluded that countries are no longer measuring the impact of Covid-19 in censuses; however, it was concluded that the proposed questions in the Guide Note may be relevant for inclusion in household surveys. The meeting discussed country situations and support needs with regard to the implementation of population and housing censuses as well as upcoming events, conferences and other meetings. The ICCC was established to strengthen communication and coordination among international and regional organizations providing support for the successful implementation of population and housing censuses in developing countries. Through proactive engagement, the ICCC seeks to channel the various support provided by multilateral and bilateral donors with a view to enhancing the coherence of the support towards population and housing censuses. The current members of the ICCC consists of UNSD, UNFPA, the International Programs Center (U.S. Census Bureau) and the World Bank. The next ICCC meeting will be held in early April 2023.
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IASS Webinar: Adjusting for Selection Bias in the Voluntary Sample of the 2021 Lithuanian Census
Description: The sample of the Statistical survey on population by ethnicity, native language and religion 2021 consists of the voluntary sample and the probability sample drawn from the rest of the census population. A natural post-stratified calibrated estimator underestimates minor religions and other small proportions of interest. Alternatively, to correct the selection bias of estimates based on the non-probability sample, we fit a model for propensity scores using the demographic and socioeconomic data and information from the previous complete census. Then we combine the inverse probability weighted and doubly robust estimators with post-stratified calibrated estimators. The total sample size of the survey is not sufficient to derive accurate direct estimates of the proportions in small domains like municipalities. We apply robust design-based composite estimators which exploit domain-level information on the study variables from the previous census.
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Original webpage was deleted, archived version from the Internet Archive (not a UN service): Link
Organizer(s): UNSD UNICEF Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data NBS Kenya Societal Platform AARP
Description: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasizes the inclusion of the marginalized population in its implementation. This requires that development efforts cover all segments of the society, including the hard-to-count populations for whom there is either a perceived or real barrier for representative inclusion in the data collection process. Hard-to-count populations such as those that are hard to locate, contact, or interview may not be captured in large-scale data collection processes such as censuses, surveys and administrative data sources. National Statistics Offices and partner organizations use various strategies and methodologies for inclusion of these population groups. For example, deploying service-based enumeration to collect data on homelessness, partnering with organizations to reach migrant populations who may have the fear of being counted or the use of distance learning technology to monitor the educational attainment of remote rural communities. This webinar, part of the UN World Data Forum series, will bring together various actors to: Share experiences in using innovative methods to capture hard-to-count populations; Showcase successful partnerships between governments, civil society and international organizations to capture these population groups.
