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The accuracy of population data varies widely across countries. In order to take account of the problems and to assess the relative accuracy of population estimates World Economics has produced a Population Data Quality Rating (PDQR). The ratings cover three factors: Census year, Statistical capacity and Registration of live births. Learn more...

Data source: World Economics Research, London





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Country Grade
(A-E)		 World Economics
Population
Data Quality Index		 Census
Years
Out-of-date		 Statistical
Resources
Index		 Registration
of Births
% of total
Denmark A 98.2 Annual 92.8 100.0
Finland A 97.1 Annual 89.8 100.0
Singapore A 96.8 5 100.0 99.9
Norway A 95.1 Annual 91.0 100.0
Switzerland A 94.7 1 91.7 100.0
Germany A 93.2 Annual 88.6 100.0
Canada A 92.8 4 94.6 100.0
New Zealand A 92.3 2 82.3 100.0
Australia A 91.2 4 86.7 100.0
Estonia A 91.1 4 86.4 100.0
Netherlands A 90.9 4 82.9 100.0
Iceland A 90.8 Annual 79.0 100.0
Austria A 88.9 Annual 81.8 100.0
Japan A 88.9 5 85.4 100.0
Luxembourg A 88.9 4 74.8 100.0
Belgium A 87.6 4 81.7 100.0
United States A 87.6 5 89.6 100.0
United Kingdom A 87.2 4 78.7 100.0
Lithuania A 86.4 4 82.1 100.0
Sweden A 86.0 Annual 55.9 100.0
Ireland A 85.5 17 79.8 100.0
Portugal A 85.2 3 88.0 100.0
Slovenia A 85.1 4 86.0 100.0
Korea, Rep. A 85.0 5 80.4 100.0
United Arab Emirates A 84.9 2 68.4 100.0
Poland A 84.2 4 89.0 100.0
Czechia A 83.8 4 79.7 100.0
Latvia A 83.7 4 77.8 100.0
Hong Kong B 92.7 4 92.8 100.0
Taiwan B 88.2 5 86.4 91.3
Uruguay B 86.4 2 69.3 99.8
France B 85.7 5 79.0 100.0
Saudi Arabia B 85.2 3 86.6 99.2
Chile B 84.8 8 83.0 99.4
Costa Rica B 83.9 3 82.9 99.6
Malta B 82.9 4 89.1 100.0
Israel B 82.8 16 86.3 100.0
Romania B 82.1 3 89.9 100.0
Italy B 81.9 13 91.0 100.0
Cabo Verde B 81.7 4 67.4 91.4
Malaysia B 81.7 5 81.7 100.0
Greece B 81.3 4 81.4 100.0
Slovak Republic B 80.6 4 81.0 100.0
Botswana B 80.5 3 66.6 87.5
Spain B 80.4 4 71.3 100.0
Georgia B 79.5 11 82.8 98.5
Hungary B 79.5 3 86.3 100.0
Cyprus B 78.4 14 75.4 100.0
Bulgaria B 78.3 4 82.4 100.0
North Macedonia B 78.2 4 82.0 99.8
Qatar B 78.2 5 59.6 100.0
Armenia B 78.0 3 72.1 99.3
Brazil B 77.9 3 86.5 96.4
Kazakhstan B 77.4 4 81.7 99.7
Colombia B 76.9 7 84.4 96.8
Oman B 76.9 5 62.4 100.0
Albania B 76.7 2 75.2 98.4
Mexico B 76.2 5 92.3 97.0
Croatia B 76.1 14 76.8 100.0
Moldova B 76.1 1 67.4 99.6
Kuwait B 75.5 2 60.9 100.0
Argentina B 75.0 3 73.2 99.7
Mongolia B 75.0 5 82.6 99.6
Brunei B 74.8 14 50.5 99.9
Sri Lanka B 74.7 2 72.3 97.2
Mauritius B 73.9 14 66.7 100.0
Panama B 73.8 5 75.1 96.7
Belarus B 73.6 6 78.1 100.0
Jamaica B 73.6 3 57.3 98.0
Bahrain B 73.3 15 62.8 100.0
Serbia B 73.1 3 69.7 99.9
Türkiye B 73.0 3 72.2 98.4
Thailand B 71.8 5 66.9 99.8
Tunisia B 70.7 11 61.9 99.9
Morocco B 70.3 11 60.4 96.9
Ukraine B 70.1 5 56.2 99.8
South Africa B 60.2 3 7.7 88.6
India C 73.0 14 74.7 89.1
Egypt C 71.6 8 73.7 99.4
Kyrgyzstan C 71.4 2 70.8 98.9
Guatemala C 69.4 7 69.2 96.4
Russia C 67.8 4 64.1 100.0
China C 67.3 5 35.7 100.0
Azerbaijan C 67.1 16 65.5 93.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 65.9 12 50.5 99.5
Algeria C 64.7 7 39.9 99.6
Jordan C 64.6 10 71.8 98.0
El Salvador C 64.3 18 54.0 91.2
Trinidad and Tobago C 64.2 14 36.9 96.5
Uzbekistan C 61.9 36 67.7 99.9
Nigeria C 60.8 7 34.6 42.6
Philippines C 60.3 5 72.1 91.8
Ecuador C 57.7 3 58.2 87.2
Bahamas, The C 57.5 15 31.3 100.0
Suriname C 56.8 13 10.1 98.3
Peru C 56.1 8 62.0 96.4
Bolivia C 53.1 13 58.4 91.9
Bhutan C 52.6 8 43.9 99.9
Paraguay C 52.5 13 61.3 71.0
Rwanda C 52.4 3 53.9 85.6
Guyana C 49.3 13 27.5 98.1
Bangladesh D 56.7 3 66.0 56.0
Tajikistan D 52.5 5 58.0 95.8
Senegal D 49.1 2 55.4 78.7
Ghana D 47.2 4 54.4 70.6
Tanzania D 45.5 3 50.0 26.4
Indonesia D 44.6 5 56.7 77.0
Burkina Faso D 43.5 6 45.6 76.9
Vietnam D 43.5 6 44.4 96.1
Benin D 43.3 12 45.7 85.6
Cote d'Ivoire D 43.3 4 38.8 71.7
Zambia D 41.4 3 37.5 14.0
Malawi D 41.2 7 45.8 67.2
Sierra Leone D 40.2 3 36.8 90.4
Nicaragua D 39.8 20 32.4 84.7
Namibia D 39.5 14 31.6 78.1
Kenya D 39.0 6 41.0 66.9
Dominican Republic D 38.8 15 42.1 92.2
Lesotho E 42.9 9 50.8 44.5
Nepal E 41.3 4 42.4 77.2
Pakistan E 41.1 2 47.1 42.2
Gambia E 40.4 12 44.5 59.0
Angola E 39.1 11 44.9 25.0
Laos E 38.9 10 40.0 73.0
Uganda E 38.8 1 40.8 32.2
Mali E 37.8 6 38.7 86.7
Togo E 36.4 15 39.0 82.9
Cambodia E 36.1 6 42.5 73.3
Niger E 35.9 13 35.8 63.9
Sudan E 35.9 17 62.9 67.3
Zimbabwe E 35.7 3 34.6 48.7
Mozambique E 35.6 8 41.6 55.0
Ethiopia E 34.8 18 28.3 2.7
Myanmar E 34.8 11 48.9 81.3
Madagascar E 34.7 7 31.7 73.8
Liberia E 34.6 17 39.6 66.3
Guinea E 33.1 11 28.7 62.0
Gabon E 32.3 12 22.9 89.6
Eswatini E 32.0 8 24.6 53.5
Cameroon E 31.8 20 34.7 61.9
Mauritania E 31.4 12 18.0 44.8
Honduras E 30.0 19 31.3 97.0
Chad E 27.3 16 17.1 25.7
Congo, Rep. E 26.8 18 16.0 95.9
Papua New Guinea E 26.3 14 5.1 13.4
Turkmenistan E 25.9 5 4.4 99.9
Guinea-Bissau E 25.6 16 11.4 46.0
Comoros E 24.9 8 0.0 87.3
Haiti E 24.8 11 8.7 84.8
Burundi E 23.6 17 10.0 83.5
Central African Republic E 21.9 22 0.0 44.8
Yemen, Rep. E 21.6 21 12.1 30.7
Libya E 19.4 19 0.7 99.0
Congo, Dem. Rep E 19.0 41 16.6 40.1
Afghanistan E 15.0 46 12.3 42.3
Lebanon E 14.4 82 44.3 98.9


Key:
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excelent.

Statistical Resources Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Low level of resrouces, 100 = High level of resources.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality


Notes:
Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Austria and Germany: Information is taken from the population registers and complemented with random samples.

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