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Thursday, 01 November, 2009


Countries and the number of population census topics covered in their census

questionnaires (2010 census round)


Topics for Population Censuses only, as listed in the "Principles and Recommendations for Population and

Housing Censuses, Revision 2", 2008 (according to table 1 on page 112f and paras. 2.381f on page 183).
[Analysis based on 62 censuses]



Africa

Census
Number of topics covered

Country or area Year
(Percentage of total number of topics)

Core ---------- Addtional

Total numbers of topics: 25 17

Regional average (based on 18 countries): 19.0 (76%) 3.9 (23%)


1
Algeria 2008 17 (68%)
4 (24%)

2
Burkina Faso 2006 21 (84%)
3 (18%)

3
Burundi 2008 22 (88%)
3 (18%)

4
Cameroon 2005 21 (84%)
6 (35%)

5
Congo 2007 19 (76%)
3 (18%)

6
Djibouti 2009 21 (84%)
3 (18%)

7
Egypt 2006 19 (76%)
4 (24%)

8
Ethiopia 2007 19 (76%)
6 (35%)

9
Guinea-Bissau 2009 21 (84%)
7 (41%)

10
Lesotho 2006 22 (88%)
3 (18%)

11
Liberia 2008 19 (76%)
4 (24%)

12
Malawi 2008 20 (80%)
6 (35%)

13
Mayotte 2007 15 (60%)
3 (18%)

14
Nigeria 2006 17 (68%)
0 (0%)

15
Réunion 2006 14 (56%)
2 (12%)

16
Saint Helena 2008 14 (56%)
2 (12%)

17
Sudan 2008 20 (80%)
6 (35%)

18
Swaziland 2007 21 (84%)
5 (29%)



America, North

Census
Number of topics covered

Country or area Year
(Percentage of total number of topics)

Core ---------- Addtional

Total numbers of topics: 25 17

Regional average (based on 7 countries): 15.3 (61%) 4.6 (27%)


19
Canada 2006 15 (60%)
7 (41%)

20
El Salvador 2007 21 (84%)
8 (47%)

21
Guadeloupe 2006 14 (56%)
2 (12%)

22
Martinique 2006 14 (56%)
2 (12%)

23
Mexico 2005 9 (36%)
3 (18%)

24
Nicaragua 2005 20 (80%)
8 (47%)

25
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2006 14 (56%)
2 (12%)

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