Population and housing censuses by country

This is a list of national population and housing censuses.

UN recommends a census enumeration atleast once every ten years, and once every 5 for even better data, rather than simply relying on estimates and projections alone. However, a number of nations have not carried them out once a decade. Lebanon has completely breached the rule, not having one since 1932. Afghanistan, DRC, and Uzbekistan stand out as not having a census since before 1990. Madagascar has not had counts since 1990s. Eritrea only as a part of Ethiopia in 90s.

A partial and incomplete population census was taken in Afghanistan in 1980. The next census stretches from 2011 to 2016.

The latest population census was conducted in Albania on September 30, 2011.

The previous census was conducted in April 2001. Prior to that, a census was conducted in 1989 at the end of the Communist regime.

Population and housing censuses have been carried out in Algeria in 1967, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2008. The next census is scheduled for 2016.

General censuses of population and housing (Portuguese: Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação (RGPH)) have been carried out in 1970 and 2014. The 1970 census counted 5,646,166 habitants. Preliminary results of the 2014 census have been published and final results will be published by the end of 2015. The 2014 census counted 24,383,301 habitants as of May 16, 2014.

Population & Housing Censuses was carried out in 1991, 2001, and 2011. The 2011 census was released in May 2014.

National population censuses are carried out in Argentina roughly every ten years, the last ones having been carried out in 2001 and on October 27, 2010.

The Australian census is operated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is currently conducted every five years, the last occurrence being on August 9, 2016. Past Australian censuses were conducted in 1911, 1921, 1933, 1947, 1954, and 1961 – 2011 every five years. In 2006, for the first time, Australians were able to complete their census online.

The Austrian census is run by Statistics Austria. It is carried out every ten years, the last one on October 31, 2011.

Population censuses have been taken in Azerbaijan under Russian/Soviet rule in 1897, 1926, 1937, 1939, 1959, 1970, 1979, and 1989. Beginning in 1991, two more census have been carried out in Azerbaijan: one in 1999 and one in 2009.

Population censuses were conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in 1974, 1981, 1991 and 2001. The 2011 Census was held from March 15 to 19.

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