Census: Agricultural sector employment reaches 1.7 million, generating income of RM186.4 billion PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1.74 million people will be involved in the agricultural sector in 2023 with 76.3 percent of the sector’s employment recorded in the crop sub-sector, reflecting the sector’s critical role in supporting the people’s source of income. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said Sarawak recorded the highest number of employed people at 358,803, followed by Sabah (281,116), Johor (210,575), Perak (194,316) and Pahang (193,216). He said the overall agricultural sector would generate income of RM186.43 billion in 2023, with the crop sub-sector emerging as the largest contributor of RM132.06 billion or 70.8 percent of the […]

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Beyond the national average: New Census maps reveal Namibia’s stark divide in healthcare and connectivity In a landmark release of data, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has laid bare the profound inequalities in access to basic services across the nation, providing an unprecedented, granular view of the challenges and opportunities that define each region. The findings, drawn from the 2023 Population and Housing Census, show

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New Census Reports Reveal Population Imbalance. The Statistics Agency has released 14 regional reports from the 2023 Population and Housing Census, providing detailed data on demographics, social conditions, and the economy at constituency level. NSA spokesperson...

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Namibia in Numbers 2023 Age Distribution The 2023 Census showed a very youthful age distribution in Namibia, with over 70% of the population under the age of 35 and 43% of the population under the age of 18. Females continue to outlive males in Namibia, with the number of reported deaths for males higher than for females (despite more females in Namibia) across all ages except for those aged 80+. Young dependents (age 0-14) make up 37% of the population, while the economically active group (age 15-59) make up 56% of the population. Elderly dependents (age 60+) make up 7% of the population. Although 1.7 million Namibians are of working age, only about half of those of working age are in the labour force, with those excluded from the labour force being students, people with disablities, retirees, discouraged jobseekers, and others. Dependency ratios have worsened from 2011 to 2023, particularly in urban areas, where the total dependency ratio increased from 52% in 2011 to 58% in 2023, while in rural areas, it has risen from 102% to 104% (indicating more dependents than working-age individuals). The significant increase in urban youth dependency particularly points to a more rapid entry of young jobseekers into the labour force going forward, which could exacerbate unemployment if job creation continues at its current (insufficient) pace. – Tannan Groenewald is the head of data & analytics at Cirrus. The post Namibia in Numbers appeared first on The Namibian.

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Duggan: Legal challenges not over as Detroit celebrates population growth Detroit — More than a dozen Detroit residents joined a pleased Mayor Mike Duggan Thursday morning to tout the latest Census estimates that show the city added nearly 6,800 residents last year and another 5,700 between 2021 and 2023. The latest estimate and the revised Census numbers for the past four years acknowledge a significant undercount that the city has legally challenged since the 2020 Census, city officials said Thursday. And those legal challenges are not over, which Mayor Mike Duggan said means the Census estimates of Detroit's population, now at to 645,705, is still too low. "Hopefully, a year from now, the Census bureau will revise its position, and you would see another 10 or 20,000 growth," Duggan said. That would put the city's population between 655, 000 to 665,000. Two years ago, the city challenged the federal agency's methodology that essentially counted the demolition of thousands of abandoned homes as the loss of residents. Last year, the city legally contended the Census bureau was still not including the thousands of residents who are moving into renovated homes. More: Detroit's population grows for second straight year as prior estimates revised upward The final legal challenge is over the "county cap" measure, which uses population estimates of all municipalities in Wayne County. The result is the Census bureau "artificially" reduces the number of people per house in Detroit "if we get above the rest of the county," Duggan said. "It isn't right. It's in litigation," he said. Kurt Metzger, a demographer and past president of Data Driven Detroit, has helped the city challenge the Census's methodologies and believes the city's population will continue to grow. "I think we can call it a trend. This trend is just going to continue and get stronger in the years to come,' Metzger said. That's because thousands of new housing and renovated housing are in the pipeline, Duggan said. "We've got 2,000 more vacant houses being occupied every year on renovations," Duggan said. "We know we've got 2,000 more (new) units being built in the city. I think a little over 1% a year annual growth, 7,000 a year... is what's happening." There are no racial, ethnic or income details in the latest Census estimates but many city officials and some residents say the growth is being driven by young people. "It tends to be one or two adults, or we get a fair number of families with 2, 3 and 4-year-olds," Duggan said. "Ultimately, the future of the city, depends upon those families wanting to stay here and send their kids to the schools." laguilar@detroitnews.com This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Duggan: Legal challenges not over as Detroit celebrates population growth

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A declining trend | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk Regional languages require academic attention for their continued survival and growth

📰 THE PUNJABI LANGUAGE POULATION: A DECLINING TREND
✍️ DR. SHAHID SIDDIQUI
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Inside the Te Pāti Māori privacy breach allegations Today from The Detail: Three sets of allegations, three inquiries: The Detail talks to the journalist who broke the Te Pāti Māori data breach stories.

Statistics NZ is looking into claims private information collected by Manurewa Marae during #Census2023 was shared with Te Pāti Māori. #DataBreach to collect data for one purpose and use it for another. Like StatsNZ hoping to use #AdminData for #Census2028. #nzpol
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12 things we learned from Census 2023 We’re getting older, we’re getting more diverse and we’re… moving to the South Island? NZ has been counted – here's what you need to know.

From The Spinoff:
One in five NZers are of Māori descent and the total Māori population is edging towards one million (978,246). If every person of Māori descent chipped in $1, they still wouldn’t be able to buy an average house in Auckland. #Housing #Census2023
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Civic Duty Done for the Dicennial.
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