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Population screening programmes: Population screening: data and intelligence
This guide sets out what population screening is, how it works, and its limitations.
Joint Statement delivered by Zambia on behalf of 81 Member States including the United Kingdom at the UN General Assembly.
An exploration of the different ways to define a population and how different types of migration would feed into these alternative population bases. The article is part of the evidence being published to support the public consultation on the National...
This collection brings together all documents relating to business population estimates.
This article tells the story of how the UK's population has changed since the start of the 20th century. It looks at patterns and drivers of births, deaths and migration over time, relating these to a standard model of demographic...
Statistics on the prison population.
Population screening programmes: Population screening: evidence and guidance
To provide a summary of the UK population, highlighting the changes and the factors which contribute to this.
Methodology for calculating long-term household projections, with notes and definitions for household estimates and analysis of data quality.
The potential future population size of the UK and its constituent countries. These statistics are widely used in planning, for example, fiscal projections, health, education and pensions.
National population estimates broken down into small geographical areas (Super Output Areas, health geographies, electoral wards).
An analysis of the impact to coronavirus reporting as a result of using updated population estimates from 2019 to 2020.
A contents page for NHS England population screening programmes including details such as programme standards, education and training and quality assurance
This release summarises ONS planned work on rebasing and reconciliation of mid-year population estimates in line with Census 2021 results, including an overview of timings and how to comment on our plans.
The Office for National Statistics published its 2020-based interim national population projections on 12 January 2022. This bulletin summarises some of the key findings.
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