Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Population, total

The value for Population, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 823,480,100 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 823,480,100 in 2020 and a minimum value of 161,734,400 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 161,734,400
1961 165,573,100
1962 169,567,100
1963 173,722,900
1964 178,048,100
1965 182,548,800
1966 187,227,600
1967 192,084,700
1968 197,119,400
1969 202,330,000
1970 207,714,300
1971 213,272,600
1972 219,004,300
1973 224,905,300
1974 230,970,300
1975 237,195,000
1976 243,590,900
1977 250,160,300
1978 256,880,800
1979 263,721,600
1980 270,668,500
1981 277,719,200
1982 284,905,200
1983 292,290,400
1984 299,959,500
1985 307,980,300
1986 316,358,200
1987 325,095,100
1988 334,249,200
1989 343,887,500
1990 354,047,300
1991 364,782,200
1992 376,055,900
1993 387,705,100
1994 399,504,000
1995 411,298,600
1996 423,019,200
1997 434,736,200
1998 446,608,400
1999 458,867,400
2000 471,680,800
2001 485,112,700
2002 499,113,600
2003 513,601,200
2004 528,444,600
2005 543,555,300
2006 558,909,200
2007 574,560,300
2008 590,590,400
2009 607,115,600
2010 624,219,300
2011 641,921,300
2012 660,193,900
2013 679,013,000
2014 698,336,600
2015 718,128,400
2016 738,387,100
2017 759,106,100
2018 780,234,400
2019 801,708,000
2020 823,480,100

Development Relevance: Increases in human population, whether as a result of immigration or more births than deaths, can impact natural resources and social infrastructure. This can place pressure on a country's sustainability. A significant growth in population will negatively impact the availability of land for agricultural production, and will aggravate demand for food, energy, water, social services, and infrastructure. On the other hand, decreasing population size - a result of fewer births than deaths, and people moving out of a country - can impact a government's commitment to maintain services and infrastructure.

Limitations and Exceptions: Current population estimates for developing countries that lack (i) reliable recent census data, and (ii) pre- and post-census estimates for countries with census data, are provided by the United Nations Population Division and other agencies. The cohort component method - a standard method for estimating and projecting population - requires fertility, mortality, and net migration data, often collected from sample surveys, which can be small or limited in coverage. Population estimates are from demographic modeling and so are susceptible to biases and errors from shortcomings in both the model and the data. In the UN estimates the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used; therefore interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. Because future trends cannot be known with certainty, population projections have a wide range of uncertainty.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population estimates are usually based on national population censuses. Estimates for the years before and after the census are interpolations or extrapolations based on demographic models. Errors and undercounting occur even in high-income countries. In developing countries errors may be substantial because of limits in the transport, communications, and other resources required to conduct and analyze a full census. The quality and reliability of official demographic data are also affected by public trust in the government, government commitment to full and accurate enumeration, confidentiality and protection against misuse of census data, and census agencies' independence from political influence. Moreover, comparability of population indicators is limited by differences in the concepts, definitions, collection procedures, and estimation methods used by national statistical agencies and other organizations that collect the data. The currentness of a census and the availability of complementary data from surveys or registration systems are objective ways to judge demographic data quality. Some European countries' registration systems offer complete information on population in the absence of a census. The United Nations Statistics Division monitors the completeness of vital registration systems. Some developing countries have made progress over the last 60 years, but others still have deficiencies in civil registration systems. International migration is the only other factor besides birth and death rates that directly determines a country's population growth. Estimating migration is difficult. At any time many people are located outside their home country as tourists, workers, or refugees or for other reasons. Standards for the duration and purpose of international moves that qualify as migration vary, and estimates require information on flows into and out of countries that is difficult to collect. Population projections, starting from a base year are projected forward using assumptions of mortality, fertility, and migration by age and sex through 2050, based on the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects database medium variant.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population