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2010 Round
Census Clock
as of 1 June 2009
Number of countries/areas:
Enumerated Population:
1 374 597 325
Estimated enumerated population
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The website of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme facilitates the international exchange and sharing of knowledge and information on census taking, as well as provision of guidance to countries, and monitoring progress on the implementation of the Programme. More...

CENSUS NEWS

The "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities" is now available in print form. The publication is also available on the UNSD website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/ demographic/sources/census/census3.htm

The Republic of Serbia conducted a pilot census from 1st to 15th April 2009. More...

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is conducting the pilot Census of population, households and dwellings in the period from 15 to 30 May 2009.
For more information, go to:
http://www.stat.gov.mk/english/probenpopis2009
_eng.asp

China plans to conduct its sixth national population census in 2010. For more information, go to:
http://english.gov.cn/2009-05/07/content_ 1306647.htm

Uruguay prepares for the 2010 Population and Housing Census. More... (in Spanish)

One Year Countdown to the 2010 Census of the United States of America. More at:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/
releases/archives/2010_census/013610.html

Preparations for the 2010 Population and Housing Census of Qatar are underway. For more information, go to:
http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/ and http:// www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/News/2009/Articles/07.htm

Israel has conducted the 2008 census, starting the night of December 27, 2008. More...

Mali has launched its fourth Population and Housing Census. Data collection began on 1 April 2009 throughout the territory, and should be completed no later than April 14 evening. More...

Le Mali vient de lancer son quatrième recensement de la population et de l’habitat. La collecte a débuté le 1er avril 2009 sur l’ensemble du territoire et devrait s’achever au plus tard le 14 avril au soir. En suite...

Mongolia has launched preparations for the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC) scheduled to be conducted between 10 and 16 January 2010. More...

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