population counts

How many people

Population counts are tallies of the number of people in a given area—a city, country, or district.

The term appears in census reporting, demographic research, and resource allocation: Population counts determine how many representatives each state gets.

Official population counts typically happen at fixed intervals, though estimates fill the gaps between surveys.

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demographic metrics vs. geographic metrics

population countsland area

acreage · arable land · climate data

demographic metrics vs. economic metrics

population countsGDP

National output abbreviation

gross domestic product · economic output · per capita income · national income · industrial production

aggregate totals vs. individual records

population countspersonal records

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biographical data · case files

Family

population, counts, enumeration

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