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Statistical annex
Population, urban and rural: Mid-year estimates and
projections (medium variant) of the population residing in
human settlements classified as urban or rural.
Poverty definitions: National poverty rate: Percentage of
the population living below the national poverty line.
National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup
estimates from household surveys. Survey year is the
year in which the underlying data were collected. Population
below US$1 a day and Population below US$2 a day:
Percentages of the population living on less than US$1.08 a
day and US$2.15 a day at 1993 international prices (equivalent
to US$1 and US$2 in 1985 prices, adjusted for
purchasing power parity).
Prevalence of HIV, 15-49 age group: The percentage of
population aged 15-49 years who are infected with HIV.
Prosecution staff: Prosecution personnel - a government
official whose duty is to initiate and maintain criminal
proceedings on behalf of the state against persons accused of
committing a criminal offence. In some countries, a prosecutor
is a member of a separate agency, in others, a prosecutor
is a member of the police or judiciary.
Rape: Sexual intercourse without valid consent by one of
the parties involved.
Refugees, asylum-seekers and others concern: Data are
provided by governments based on their own definitions and
methods of collection. Total asylum-seekers, refugees and
others of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) include the following. Refugees:
Persons recognized as refugees under the international
conventions, in accordance with the UNHCR Statute;
persons allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds and those
granted temporary protection. Asylum-seekers: Persons
whose application for refugee status is pending in the asylum
procedure or who are otherwise registered as asylumseekers.
The total number of asylum-seekers is
underestimated due to a lack of data from a number of
countries. Returned refugees: Refugees who have returned
to their country of origin during the year. Internally
displaced persons (IDPs): Persons who are displaced within
their country and to whom UNHCR extends protection or
assistance, generally pursuant to a special request by a
competent organ of the United Nations. Returned IDPs: IDPs
of concern to UNHCR who have returned to their place of
origin during the year. Stateless Person: Any person who is
not considered as a national by any state through its nationality
legislation or constitution. This definition refers mainly to
de jure stateless persons but also includes de facto stateless
persons as well as persons who have difficulties establishing
their nationality. Refugees and asylum seekers by place of
origin excludes stateless persons.
Regulatory quality: The ability of the government to
formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that
permit and promote private sector development.
Roads: Motorways, highways, main or national roads, and
secondary or regional roads. A motorway is a road specially
designed and built for motor vehicles that separates the
traffic flowing in opposite directions. Total road network:
Includes motorways, highways and main or national roads,
secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country.
Paved roads: Roads surfaced with crushed stone (macadam)
and hydrocarbon binder or bitumized agents, with concrete
or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all of the country’s
roads measured in length.
Robbery: The theft of property from a person, overcoming
resistance by force or threat of force.
Rule of law: The extent to which agents have confidence in
and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality
of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well
as the likelihood of crime and violence.
Slum dwellers: Individuals residing in housing with one or
more of the following conditions: inadequate drinking water;
inadequate sanitation; poor structural quality/durability of
housing; overcrowding; and insecurity of tenure.
Theft: The removal of property without the property
owner’s consent. Theft excludes burglary and housebreaking
as well as theft of a motor vehicle. Some criminal and
penal codes distinguish between grand and petty theft,
depending on the value of the goods and property taken from
their rightful owner.
Transport used for work trips: Percentage of work trips
undertaken by private car; train, tram or ferry; bus or
minibus; other (motorcycle, bicycle and other non-motorized
modes). When several modes of transport are used for a
given trip, the principal mode is selected.
Travel time: Average time in minutes for a one-way work
trip. This is an average over all modes of transport.
Urban agglomerations and capital cities: The term ‘urban
agglomeration’ refers to the population contained within the
contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density
levels without regard to administrative boundaries. It usually
incorporates the population in a city or town plus that in the
suburban areas lying outside of but being adjacent to the city
boundaries. Whenever possible, data classified according to
the concept of urban agglomeration are used. However,
some countries do not produce data according to the
concept of urban agglomeration but use instead that of
metropolitan area or city proper. If possible, such data are
adjusted to conform to the concept of urban agglomeration.
When sufficient information is not available to permit such
an adjustment, data based on the concept of city proper or
metropolitan area are used. The sources listed online
indicate whether data were adjusted to conform to the urban
agglomeration concept or whether a different concept was
used. Table C.1 contains revised estimates and projections
for all urban agglomerations comprising 750,000 or more
inhabitants.