The Demographic Institute deals with issues of demography, population and development. It is a semi-autonomous organization with two main objectives: (i) to promote awareness among planners, policy makers, program implementers, researchers, business people, scholars, practitioners and people at large of demographic change and variables that impact upon national development; (ii) to promote cooperation with other population studies centers in order to develop a stronger and more qualified “research culture” in the demographic field.
Its major activities include:
- Research and consultancy on population dynamics
- Training in demography and population-related matters
- Dissemination of information on population-related issues