Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems

1. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Population Register in Belarus: state and problems

2. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems The current system of statistical information about the population is based on the following main sources: 1) general censuses conducted regularly, usually once every ten years, in some countries once every five years. 2) the data of current records of the natural movement of the population (births, deaths, marriages and divorces), which is carried out continuously 3) data from the current account of the mechanical (migration) movement of the population. 4) administrative statistics on the population. 5) selective and special demographic surveys. 6) current population registers operating continuously.

3. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems The most progressive system for obtaining information about the population today is the population register. It is a list of names, and a regularly updated list of signs on the inhabitants of the country.

4. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems The essence of the population register is that an individual registration card is created for each person at birth or when they arrive in the country for permanent residence. This card records all changes in a person’s life: marriage, birth of children, moving to a new place of residence, as well as a number of economic indicators. Summarizing information on each card for the year gains a total demographic indicators of populaition in the country. Such information makes it possible to determine the expected changes in the intensity and direction of various demographic processes (fertility, nuptiality, divorce rate, mortality, migration, etc.) in a territorial context and in dynamics.

5. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems The world has accumulated quite a lot of experience in creating population registers. Such information resources already exist in more than 60 countries of the world. Although the tradition of maintaining population registers has been around for a long time, their wide and effective use began only with the development of information technologies. Modern registers are kept in the form of an electronic database. All information is presented by resident and regions. So, individual file are constructed.

6. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems The advantages of maintaining population registers as an information system based on personalized accounting are as follows: - reducing the number of data sources. - one-time data entry at the time of the event (birth, death, change of residence, education, etc.), the elimination of data duplication. - more effective organization of quality control of statistical and operational information. - obtaining more detailed data on the population, its composition by administrative and territorial entities as compared with the current account of natural movement and population migration. - the possibility of conducting sample surveys based on registers. - obtain additional information on population migration. - obtaining information about families and households.

7. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems The Republic of Belarus joined the world community in the matter of creating a register not so long ago. The basis for creating a single information resource on Belarusian residents was the Law on the Population Register (2008), which was enacted in 2013. In accordance with this law, a centralized automated information system began to take shape. It is based on the personal database of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as foreign citizens and persons residing permanently in the country.

8. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Personal data is stored in the form of entries in the register, including: - basic personal data (identification number, last name, first name, patronymic name, gender, date and place of birth, data on citizenship (nationality) and on registration at the place of residence and/or place of stay, digital photograph, etc.). - additional personal data (information about parents, spouse, children of an individual and his blood type, the presence of higher education, academic degree and academic title, occupation, etc.). - details of documents confirming the basic and additional personal data. - notes about actions with data in the register (updating information in chronological order by the relevant agencies).

9. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems For our country, the creation and implementation of a population register is very important, since its functioning is: 1) reducing paper circulation between government agencies. 2) helping the government agencies and other organizations will promptly provide accurate and relevant personal data. 3) helping to avoid errors in the documents in the presence of relevant data. 4) helping the time for providing personal information to citizens (on registration of residence, age, marital status, etc.). 5) reducing the time and labor costs of collecting information about the population. Thus, the population register makes it possible to automatically load personal data using a citizen identification number during a population census. By the way, for the first time this practice will be used in the census of the population of the Republic of Belarus in 2019. From the register, you can get 15-20% of the information on the answers of the census form. 6) it (the population register), will provide information for sample surveys, in particular household surveys.

10. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Despite the obvious advantages of the population register, we have a number of problems. The register was filled for a fairly long period - about 10 years.

11. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Despite the obvious advantages of the population register, we have a number of problems. Possible loss of data about people whose personal data is not in any automated database. These are residents of the country who live on invalid passports, or without any documents.

12. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Despite the obvious advantages of the population register, we have a number of problems. The difficulty of obtaining personal data. Belarusian citizens, upon application, can receive their data from the register free of charge once a year. When you re-apply it will be a paid service.

13. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Despite the obvious advantages of the population register, we have a number of problems. The functioning of the population register raises the question of the protection of personal information about citizens and the degree of its openness, which requires special legislative protection. A modern security system ensures confidentiality, integrity and security of information at all stages of working with it. For the transfer of information channels are used with the use of cryptographic means of protecting information, and the entered data are sighted by a digital signature.

14. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Despite the obvious advantages of the population register, we have a number of problems. Modern population registers can serve as a base for conducting of selective socio-demographic surveys. However, in our country, information from the population register is not yet enough used for scientific research.

15. Population Register in Belarus: State and Problems Thus, the population register provides ample opportunities. The information collected in it is summarized and can be used in summary form when solving important socio-economic problems, in particular, for the development of population projections, for demographic policy for the reproduction of the number and composition, territorial allocation, employment, etc.

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