SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES BETWEEN POPULATION CENSUSES OF SRI LANKA IN 2001&2012 : DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS), 2 (4):
11 - 16 (January 2017)Abstract
The department of census and statistics in Sri Lanka done the first legal census in 1871. That was the first legal census in south Asia. After that there were population censusesin Sri Lanka in 1881, 1891, 1901,1911, 1921, 1931, 1946, 1953, 1963, 1971, 1981, 2001 and 2012. The study aimed to evaluate the population census was in 2001 and 2012. The research targeted to capture the accuracy of signal year age distribution of total population. Because, the amount of whole population is a valuable indicator in Economics and various areas regarding with policy implication of a nation. The methodology of the study is based on quantitative analysis. The study used Whippel’s Index, Myer’s Index and Sprague multiplier as the estimation techniques. Even though, there were differences in estimation techniques, that has no made an effects on the accuracy of population reporting in 2001 & 2012.