[Coverage of the 1985 Population Census]. / La cobertura del Ceso de Poblacion de 1985

PIP: This article explains the error of the 1985 census that stated that Colombia's population was 30,062,193 rather than the 27,867,326 as previously announced. The 1985 Census was a De Jure Census characterized by the lack of mobilization of the population. While the De Factor Census enumerates all people spending the night before the census the De Jure Census counts all people living in the home during the time of the census. For the 1985 Census, the Colombia population was not mobilized, resulting in an undercount on many individuals, especially those under 1, 5, and 10. Additional problems included estimating migration patterns, fertility and mortality in rural areas. The article also includes 5 tables with demographic estimates and projections.^ieng