Over a million Paraguayans disappear in the latest census
The country’s population is a fifth smaller than thought. Why?
Last November Paraguay’s first census in a decade got off to a rocky start. A fifth of those recruited to conduct the household survey in Asunción and Central, the capital and its sprawling suburban hinterland, did not show up. Those that did sometimes found their tidy neighbourhood maps bore little relation to the brick bungalows and plywood shacks jumbled before them. Social media filled with complaints from those waiting in vain for a knock at the door.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Population puzzle”
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