Belarusian experience presented at UNECE meeting on population and migration statistics in Geneva

The experience of Belarus was presented at the meeting of the UNECE Expert Group on Population and Migration Statistics in Geneva. This was reported in the press service of Belstat, writes sb.by.

At the meeting, modern solutions in conducting population censuses, the development of migration statistics, the use of administrative data and new sources of information are considered.

From Belarus, the meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman of the National Statistical Committee Alexey Yarkovets and Head of the Main Department of Demographic Statistics and Population Census Irina Bichan. They presented planned approaches to the digitalization of the statistical system, based on the integration of data from various sources, improving methods of their processing and innovative solutions based on artificial intelligence.

One of the areas of experience presented was the development of the statistical population register as an element of the digital infrastructure of the statistical system. “The task of the statistical register is to combine data on respondents into one system using a single identifier,” explained Alexey Yarkovets. It is envisaged to download information from administrative data on the economic and social status of the population, characterizing the birth rate, mortality, migration, employment, education, change in marital status.

In addition, Belarusian statisticians plan to use AI to clean and normalize data, identify anomalies and contradictions. At the same time, the use of anonymized mobile positioning data as an additional source for analyzing migration and the actual spatial distribution of the population is being considered, the deputy chairman of Belstat added.

Belstat’s strategic goal is to create a modern digital environment for data processing and statistical production. Participation of Belarusian statisticians in UNECE events allows to exchange experience with world experts.

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