Latin America and Caribbean Population Database Documentation
Appendices
I. Country totals comparison
II. Resolution of the Latin America and Caribbean Population Database
III. Country-specific documentation
I.
Country totals comparison
Comparison of Latin American Population
data set with country totals from the Economic Commission
for Latin America (CEPAL) and the
Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The
table shows the countries
for which data was available from both
CEPAL and PRB.
|
Country |
CIAT/UNEP/WRI |
CEPAL |
PRB |
DIF_CEPAL |
DIF_PRB |
% diff CEPAL |
% diff PRB |
|
Argentina |
38,730,238 |
37,032,000 |
37,048,000 |
1,698,238 |
1,682,238 |
105 |
105 |
|
Barbados |
271,622 |
268,000 |
259,000 |
3,622 |
12,622 |
101 |
105 |
|
Belize |
111,970 |
245,000 |
254,000 |
-133,030 |
-142,030 |
46 |
44 |
|
Bolivia |
6,827,941 |
8,329,000 |
8,281,000 |
-1,501,059 |
-1,453,059 |
82 |
82 |
|
Brasil |
170,000,000 |
170,693,000 |
170,115,000 |
16,072,446 |
16,650,446 |
100 |
100 |
|
Chile |
15,166,655 |
15,211,000 |
15,211,000 |
-44,345 |
-44,345 |
100 |
100 |
|
Colombia |
36,630,429 |
42,321,000 |
40,037,000 |
-5,690,571 |
-3,406,571 |
87 |
91 |
|
Costa Rica |
3,694,581 |
4,023,000 |
3,589,000 |
-328,419 |
105,581 |
92 |
103 |
|
Cuba |
11,235,436 |
11,201,000 |
11,189,000 |
34,436 |
46,436 |
100 |
100 |
|
Dominica |
70,468 |
71,000 |
76,000 |
-532 |
-5,532 |
99 |
93 |
|
Ecuador |
12,145,167 |
12,646,000 |
12,646,000 |
-500,833 |
-500,833 |
96 |
96 |
|
El Salvador |
6,742,369 |
6,276,000 |
6,280,000 |
466,369 |
462,369 |
107 |
107 |
|
Grenada |
93,557 |
94,000 |
98,000 |
-443 |
-4,443 |
100 |
95 |
|
Guatemala |
10,033,225 |
11,385,000 |
12,670,000 |
-1,351,775 |
-2,636,775 |
88 |
79 |
|
French Guiana |
105,815 |
179,000 |
193,000 |
-73,185 |
-87,185 |
59 |
55 |
|
Guyana |
754,233 |
883,000 |
698,000 |
-128,767 |
56,233 |
85 |
108 |
|
Haiti |
7,879,605 |
8,357,000 |
6,423,000 |
-477,395 |
1,456,605 |
94 |
123 |
|
Honduras |
5,842,413 |
6,485,000 |
6,130,000 |
-642,587 |
-287,587 |
90 |
95 |
|
Jamaica |
2,573,690 |
2,543,000 |
2,609,000 |
30,690 |
-35,310 |
101 |
99 |
|
Martinique |
398,187 |
397,000 |
408,000 |
1,187 |
-9,813 |
100 |
98 |
|
Mexico |
96,380,769 |
98,881,000 |
99,639,000 |
-2,500,231 |
-3,258,231 |
97 |
97 |
|
Nicaragua |
5,451,154 |
5,074,000 |
5,074,000 |
377,154 |
377,154 |
107 |
107 |
|
Panama |
2,970,852 |
2,856,000 |
2,857,000 |
114,852 |
113,852 |
104 |
104 |
|
Paraguay |
5,070,419 |
5,496,000 |
5,505,000 |
-425,581 |
-434,581 |
92 |
92 |
|
Peru |
24,978,992 |
25,662,000 |
27,136,000 |
-683,008 |
-2,157,008 |
97 |
92 |
|
Puerto Rico |
3,933,816 |
3,825,000 |
3,916,000 |
108,816 |
17,816 |
103 |
100 |
|
Dominican
Republic |
8,813,427 |
8,495,000 |
8,443,000 |
318,427 |
370,427 |
104 |
104 |
|
Surinam |
191,413 |
447,000 |
434,000 |
-255,587 |
-242,587 |
43 |
44 |
|
Trinidad and
Tobago |
1,520,999 |
1,380,000 |
1,295,000 |
140,999 |
225,999 |
110 |
117 |
|
Uruguay |
3,043,162 |
3,337,000 |
3,313,000 |
-293,838 |
-269,838 |
91 |
92 |
|
Venezuela |
24,151,131 |
24,170,000 |
24,170,000 |
-18,869 |
-18,869 |
100 |
100 |
Fields
CIAT/UNEP/WRI – CIAT data set used for the this
project
CEPAL – Information from the Economic Commission for
Latin America (CEPAL is the spanish acronym)
PRB – data from the Population Reference Bureau (http://www.prb.org)
DIF_CEPAL – difference between CIAT data set and
CEPAL figures
DIF_PRB -
difference between CIAT data set and Population Reference Bureau figures
%diff CEPAL – percentage difference between CIAT data set and CEPAL figures
%diff PRB - -
difference between CIAT data set and Population Reference Bureau figures
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II. Resolution of the Latin America and Caribbean Population Database
|
COUNTRY |
COUNT |
AREA |
POP95 |
POP00 |
MEAN_RES |
MEAN_POP95 |
MEAN_POP00 |
|
North America |
|
|
86,797,987 |
95,818,107 |
33 |
46,969 |
51,850 |
|
MEXICO |
1,848 |
1,959,426 |
86,797,987 |
95,818,107 |
33 |
46,969
|
51,850 |
|
Central America |
|
|
29,613,885 |
34,846,564 |
28 |
27,291 |
31,920 |
|
BELIZE |
6 |
22,289 |
98,542 |
111,970 |
61 |
16,424
|
18,662 |
|
COSTA RICA |
82 |
51,381 |
3,290,644 |
3,694,581 |
25 |
40,130
|
45,056 |
|
EL SALVADOR |
263 |
20,455 |
5,651,158 |
6,742,369 |
9 |
21,487
|
25,636 |
|
GUATEMALA |
329 |
108,746 |
8,867,921 |
10,033,225 |
18 |
26,954
|
30,496 |
|
HONDURAS |
265 |
111,865 |
4,941,938 |
5,842,413 |
21 |
18,649
|
22,047 |
|
NICARAGUA |
144 |
127,976 |
4,132,669 |
5,451,154 |
30 |
28,699
|
37,855 |
|
PANAMA |
68 |
74,974 |
2,631,013 |
2,970,852 |
33 |
38,691
|
43,689 |
|
Caribbean |
|
|
35,616,911 |
38,431,532 |
18 |
74,327 |
79,539 |
|
ACKLINS ISL. CRO |
1 |
303 |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
|
ACKLINS ISLANDS |
1 |
563 |
449 |
494 |
24 |
449 |
494 |
|
ANDROS |
1 |
5,480 |
8,657 |
9,507 |
74 |
8,657 |
9,507 |
|
ANEGADA |
1 |
42 |
168 |
193 |
6 |
168 |
193 |
|
ANGUILA ISLES |
1 |
5 |
53 |
58 |
2 |
53 |
58 |
|
ANGUILLA |
1 |
83 |
7,798 |
8,326 |
9 |
7,798 |
8,326 |
|
ANTIGUA |
1 |
289 |
64,533 |
66,460 |
17 |
64,533
|
66,460 |
|
ARUBA |
1 |
196 |
81,503 |
103,967 |
14 |
81,503
|
103,967 |
|
BARBADOS |
1 |
441 |
264,306 |
271,622 |
21 |
264,306 |
271,622 |
|
BARBUDA |
1 |
154 |
1,200 |
1,236 |
12 |
1,200 |
1,236 |
|
BASSE-TERRE |
1 |
874 |
148,085 |
162,213 |
30 |
148,085 |
162,213 |
|
BERRY ISLANDS |
1 |
49 |
673 |
739 |
7 |
673 |
739 |
|
BIMINI |
1 |
23 |
1,732 |
1,902 |
5 |
1,732 |
1,902 |
|
BONAIRE |
1 |
287 |
11,946 |
13,046 |
17 |
11,946
|
13,046 |
|
CAT ISLAND |
1 |
380 |
1,781 |
1,956 |
19 |
1,781
|
1,956 |
|
CAYMAN BRAC |
1 |
39 |
1,079 |
1,323 |
6 |
1,079 |
1,323 |
|
CUBA |
15 |
108,480 |