Census likely to find population increase

Lennox Benjamin

Chief Statistician Lennox Benjamin says he believes that the upcoming national census will find an increase in Guyana’s population.

“A statement made by an international body a while ago was that by 2050 Guyana’s population would fall to where it is right now. I do not believe this because if that is so there will be lots of empty buildings because while people can migrate buildings can’t,” Benjamin told Stabroek News in a recent interview.

“Since the Second World War there has been a movement globally of persons, this is not new to Guyana. The public and even organisations, we only look at those who are going out, we don’t at who is coming in. We don’t look at