Professor David Coleman gives the second lecture on Demographics, where he looks at different ways in which governments and demographers have collected population data.

Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

02. Numbering the people: the Census, Vital Registration and Population Registers

The study of populations and demographics is explained in detail in this introductory series by Professor David Coleman, Professor of Demography. Using statistics gathered from censuses, parish records and other sources, Professor Coleman looks at the ways in which populations rise and fall through history. This series is at an introductory level and individuals need no prior knowledge of analyzing statistics or mathematics.

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Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World