GOV INSTAT 2018-202 Folkräkning nr 5 GOV INSTAT 2018-2023 Population census no 5 - Census The Malian general census takes place every 10 years. The fifth census was planned to take place 2016-2021 with 2019 being the year when most of the work will be implemented. The process was delayed and concluded 2022. The census is a large and complicated project in a vast country like Mali that has limited infrastructure and security challenges. The census will produce data that will be used for social and economic development in the country and to follow up on development interventions. Den maliska allmänna folkräkningen äger rum vart tionde år. Den femte folkräkningen planerades ske 2016-2021 med 2019 som det år då merparten av arbetet utförs. Senare försköts genomförandet och slutfördes 2022. Det är ett stort och komplicerat projekt i ett stort land som Mali med bristande infrastruktur och säkerhetsutmaningar. Folkräkningen ger data som kommer att användas för den sociala och ekonomiska utvecklingen i landet samt för att följa upp på dess utvecklingsinsatser. The Swedish contribution will be used by the Malian government to co-fund the fifth population census (RGPH5) in Mali. By Malian law and according to UN recommendations these are to take place every 10 years. The census is not a sample but a complete inventory of people and their accommodation in Mali. The census will provide data and analyses on:
1) total number of inhabitants in Mali and structure by sex and age
2) spatial distribution of people according to administrative unites and type of residence
3) social, economic and cultural characteristics of the Malian population
4) level, structure and tendencies regarding fertility, civil status, mortality and migration
5) indicators for lobbying regarding vulnerable groups, especially old people, women, young people, people living with handicaps, displaced people, orphans etc
6) conclusions regarding the evolution of the data above since the 1976 census
7) projections and demographic prospects into the future
8) characteristics of households, habitat and livelihoods
9) analysis and cartography of poverty
10) updated statistics on villages, wells and other collective social infrastructure
11) geo-referenced information on collective social infrastructure and economic units
12) establishment of demographic indicators
13) capacity building on data collection, analysis and communication using modern information technology
The intervention produces baseline information and analyses that are crucial to the design of development action, not only led by the Malian government but also its development partners. It allows for tailoring of development work to the needs of different geographic areas and groups of people, including marginalizedones. This is important to reduce the tensions between groups and the risk for radicalization that could take place if some groups are left behind in terms of development. Without baselines it is impossible to monitor if development action has impact and without it is also impossible for civil society to demand accountability from decision makers. This works contributes to the Embassy’s overall theory of change with support to political dialogue, field activities and capacity building. This support to the Malian population census will provide important baselines on the situation and needs of the Malian population.