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DATA IDENTIFICATION
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Name
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Total population
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Indicator purpose
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This indicator shows the number of people that usually live in an area.
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Abstract
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Population is defined as all nationals present in, or temporarily absent from a country, and aliens permanently settled in a country.
This indicator is measured in terms of annual growth rate and in thousands of people.
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Data source
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Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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DATA CHARACTERISTICS
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Contact organization person
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Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)
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Date last updated
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11-MAY-2020
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Periodicity
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Annual
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Unit of measure
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Mid-year estimate
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Other characteristics
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Population size: Estimated midyear population indicated in thousands.
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DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS
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Classification used
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Total population includes the following: national armed forces stationed abroad; merchant seamen at sea; diplomatic personnel located abroad; civilian aliens resident in the country; displaced persons resident in the country. However, it excludes the following: foreign armed forces stationed in the country; foreign diplomatic personnel located in the country; civilian aliens temporarily in the country (OECD, 2020).
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Disaggregation
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is by sex and ethnicity.
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Key statistical concepts
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N/A
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Formula
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OTHER ASPECTS
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Recommended uses
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Estimates of the total population are used by the government, businesses, researchers etc. in order to understand population change and develop policies and programs that serve the country's poeple.
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Limitations
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N/A
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Other comments
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OECD (2020), Population (indicator). doi: 10.1787/d434f82b-en (Accessed on 11 May 2020)