Population data refers to data about the number of inhabitants in an area and is collected through various methods such as censuses, surveys, and vital registration systems. In Bangladesh, population data is collected through decennial censuses conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, sample surveys run by research organizations and government agencies, vital registration of births, deaths, and migrations managed by BBS, and demographic surveillance systems operated by organizations like ICDDR,B. Population data collection sources in Bangladesh also include various government ministries and research institutes like BIDS and NIPORT.