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Population undercounting threatens public policy, scientists warn

Fewer countries are doing censuses owing to Covid-19, budget cuts, and lower trust in government
Authorities have used censuses since ancient Roman times to learn more about the populations they govern.

A hidden global crisis of population undercounting threatens to undermine policies from school building to disease outbreak response, scientists have warned.

Fewer countries are carrying out comprehensive censuses while others have delayed publishing results, reflecting Covid-19 disruption, budget cuts, and falling trust in governments, researchers said in a paper published on Thursday.

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