[Greybeard]

I like to use a number of small population transports to move citizens around. Usually try to have one for each planet with more than 1500 population. I even use mine layers, satellite layers, troop transports, and fighter carriers for moving population when they are available.

In the planet screen, there is a races window that shows which races are on each planet. I use this to keep track of where they are. In the general window, you can sort by population to see which planets have the most citizens.

I have never used the population minister....Greybeard