RATIONALE FOR CARRYING OUT POPULATION CENSUS
Population census is the physical counting of people living in an area or country every after years. Reasons / rationale for carrying out a population census To enable the calculation of per capita income so as to indicate the standard of living. The per capita income is the ratio of the total income to the total population of the country. To establish the size of a country's population so as to facilitate planning, example planning for employment, housing and educational facilities requires accurate population figures. To establish the distribution of the population. This focuses on age, gen: (sex), level of education and spatial distribution. This enables the government to allocate resources appropriately in the country. To establish the quality of the country's population. This mainly focuses on a level of education and the healthy status of the people in the country. This aids manpower planning in the country. To establish the size of the labourforce. The government wishe...