Everyone counts - but how do you count them?
Robust population data is fundamental for many UN agencies to operate efficiently and effectively. But there are widespread, and very valid, concerns about its accuracy. Across the UN, different teams are exploring how to obtain, and maintain, more accurate data – using satellite data, social media and machine learning along the way.
Towards Sustainable Census Independent Population Estimation in Mozambique
Our Population Estimation project team have recently published a paper on their work so far.