Population Estimation Survey in South Sudan to aid development planning and programming ahead of 2022-2023 census
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JUBA, South Sudan—Up-to-date and reliable national data on population is critical for evidence-based planning and decision-making to bring progress and sustainable development in South Sudan, according to Vice President James Wani Igga.
“Insufficient data is a major challenge to evidence-based planning and programming in South Sudan. At present, population data available for the country is derived from the 2008 population and housing census, which was conducted when South Sudan was still part of the Republic of Sudan,” he said at the recent launch of the 2021 Population Estimation Survey in Juba.