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 (Date)  It is expected that a census will be held on the date indicated.
[  ] A census was planned for that year but there is no information available to the United Nations Statistics Division that it was carried out.
(...) It is expected that a census will be held during the decade.
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 No census taken or planned in the period indicated.


Countries or areas

1990 round of censuses
1985-1994

2000 round of censuses
1995-2004

2010 round of censuses
2005-2014
AFRICA    
Algeria
20 March 1987    
Angola
-    
-    
(2010 or 2014)    
Benin
15 February 1992    
(2012)    
Botswana
21 August 1991    
(August 2011)    
Burkina Faso
10-20 December 1985(P)
10 December 1996    
Burundi
16-30 August 1990    
-    
Cameroon
10 April 1987    
-    
Cape Verde
23 June 1990    
(2010)    
Central African Republic
  8 December 1988    
(2013)    
Chad
  8 April 1993    
-    
(2009)    
Comoros
15 September 1991    
September 2003    
(2013)    
Congo
20 Nov.-5 Dec. 1994(1)
28 April 2007    
Côte d'Ivoire
1 March 1988    
(November 2009)    
Democratic Republic of the Congo
-    
-    
(2010)    
Djibouti
-    
-    
Egypt
17-18 November 1986    
19 November 1996    
Equatorial Guinea
4 July 1994(P)
February 2002    
(...)    
Eritrea
-    
-    
(2011)    
Ethiopia
-    
Gabon
1-31 July 1993(P)
December 2003    
(2013)    
Gambia
15 April 1993(P)
(2013)    
Ghana
-    
26 March 2000    
(March 2010)    
Guinea
-    
(December 2009)    
Guinea Bissau
1 December 1991    
-    
(2009)    
Kenya
24 August 1989(P)
(24 August 2009)    
Lesotho
12 April 1986(P)
14 April 1996    
.
.
.
Liberia
-    
-    
21 March 2008    
Libya Arab Jamahiriya
-    
11 August 1995    
15 Apr.-7 May 2006    
Madagascar
1 August 1993    
-    
(September 2009)    
Malawi
1-21 September 1987    
Mali
1-30 April 1987    
1-14 April 2009    
Mauritania
5-20 April 1988    
1-15 November 2000    
(February 2010)    
Mauritius
1 July 1990(P)
(July 2010)    
5 Feb.-17 Jun. 1990(H)
(...)    
Mayotte
-    
-    
31 Jul.-27 Aug. 2007    
Morocco
2 September 1994    
(September 2014)    
Mozambique
-    
Namibia
21 October 1991    
(2011)    
Niger
20 May-3 June 1988    
(2011)    
Nigeria
26 November 1991(P)
-    
Réunion
15 March 1990    
8 March 1999    
Rwanda
15 August 1991    
(2012)    
Saint Helena ex. dep.
22 February 1987    
8 March 1998    
10 February 2008    
Sao Tomé and Principé
4 August 1991    
(2011)    
Senegal
27 May 1988    
(2010)    
Seychelles
17 August 1987(P)
(April 2010)    
26 August 1994    
.
Sierra Leone
15 December 1985    
(2014)    
Somalia
15 February 1987(2)
-    
(...)    
South Africa
5 March 1985    
>
  7 March 1991    
(October 2011)    
Sudan
15 April 1993(P)
-    
Swaziland
25 August 1986    
28 April - 14 May 2007    
Togo
-    
-    
(2009)    
Tunisia
20 April 1994    
28 April 2004    
(2014)    
Uganda
12-19 January 1991    
(September 2012)    
United Republic of Tanzania
28 August 1988    
(August 2012)    
Western Sahara
-    
-    
(...)    
Zambia
20 August 1990    
(August 2010)    
Zimbabwe
18 August 1992    
17-27 August 2002    
(August 2012)    
 
   
   
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AMERICA, NORTH    
Anguilla
13 April 1992    
9 May 2001    
(May 2011)    
Antigua and Barbuda
28 May 1991(P)
28 May 2001    
(March 2011)    
Aruba
  6 October 1991    
14 October 2000    
(October 2010)    
Bahamas
1 May 1990    
1 May 2000    
(February 2010)    
Barbados
2 May 1990    
1 May 2000    
(1 May 2010)    
Belize
12 May 1991    
12 May 2000    
(12 May 2010)    
Bermuda
20 May 1991    
20 May 2000    
(May 2010)    
British Virgin Is.
12 May 1991    
21 May 2001    
(2010)    
Canada
  3 June 1986    
16 May 2006    
  4 June 1991    
(10 May 2011)    
Cayman Islands
15 October 1989    
Costa Rica
-    
(2010)    
Cuba
-    
(2012)    
Dominica
12 May 1991    
12 May 2001    
(20 May 2010)    
Dominican Republic
24-25 September 1993    
(October 2010)    
El Salvador
27 Sep.-6 Oct. 1992    
-    
Greenland
(R)    
(R)    
January 2008(R)
Grenada
12 May 1991    
25 May 2001    
(May 2011)    
Guadeloupe
15 March 1990    
8 March 1999    
Guatemala
17-30 April 1994    
(2012)    
Haiti
-    
11 January 2003    
(2013)    
Honduras
29 May 1988    
(2012)    
Jamaica
7 April 1991    
(2011)    
Martinique
15 March 1990    
8 March 1999    
Mexico
4-29 October 2005    
   
   
(March 2010)    
Montserrat
12 May 1991    
12 May 2001    
(May 2011)    
Netherlands Antilles
27 January 1992    
(2010)    
Nicaragua
-    
25 April 1995    
Panama
13 May 1990    
(2010)    
Puerto Rico
1 April 1990    
(1 April 2010)    
St. Kitts and Nevis
12 May 1991    
14 May 2001    
(2010)    
St. Lucia
12 May 1991    
(May 2010)    
St. Pierre and Miquelon
5 March 1990    
8 March 1999    
19 January 2006    
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
12 May 1991    
14 May 2001    
(2010)    
Trinidad and Tobago
  2 May 1990    
(May 2010)    
Turks and Caicos Islands
31 May 1990    
(August 2010)    
United States of America
1 April 1990    
United States Virgin Islands
1 April 1990    
(1 April 2010)    
 
   
   
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AMERICA, SOUTH    
Argentina
15 May 1991    
(2010)    
Bolivia
3 June 1992    
(2010)    
Brazil
1 September 1991    
1 August 1996    
   
.
Chile
22 April 1992    
(2012)    
Colombia
15 October 1985    
-    
24 October 1993    
.
(2013 or 2014)    
Ecuador
25 November 1990    
(2010)    
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
16 November 1986    
24 April 1996    
8 October 2006    
5 March 1991    
8 April 2001    
.
French Guiana
15 March 1990    
Guyana
12 May 1991    
(August 2012)    
Paraguay
(August 2012)    
Peru
-    
   
   
Suriname
-    
31 March 2003     
   
-    
 2 August 2004(14)
(August 2011)    
Uruguay
23 October 1985    
22 May 1996    
   
   
Venezuela
20 October 1990    
(2010)    
 
   
   
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ASIA    
Afghanistan
-    
-    
(September 2010)    
Armenia
12 January 1989    
(2011)    
Azerbaijan
12 January 1989    
27 January 1999    
13-22 April 2009    
Bahrain
16 November 1991    
7 April 2001    
(2010)    
Bangladesh
11 March 1991    
(March 2011)    
Bhutan
-    
-    
30-31 May 2005    
Brunei Darussalam
7 August 1991    
21 August 2001    
(2010 or 2011)    
Cambodia
-    
China
1 July 1990    
(1 November 2010)    
China - Hong Kong SAR
11 March 1986(6)
15 March 1996(6)
15 March 1991    
(2011)    
China - Macao SAR
30 August 1991    
   
   
(August 2011)    
Cyprus
1 October 1992    
(2011)    
Georgia 12 January 1989    
17 January 2002    
 (21-28 January 2010)    
India
1 March 1991    
(2011)    
Indonesia
31 October 1990    
(October 2010)    
Iran, Islamic Republic of
22 September 1986    
23 Oct.-16 Nov. 1996    
28 Oct.-17 Nov. 2006    
11 December 1991    
.
(October 2011)    
Iraq
17 October 1987    
16 October 1997    
Israel
-    
Japan
1 October 1985(P)
1 October 1995(P)
1 October 1988(H)
1 October 1998(H)
.
.
(October 2010)    
.
[2003](H)
.
Jordan
(November 2014)    
Kazakhstan
12 January 1989    
26 February 1999    
25 February 2009    
Korea, Democratic People's Republic
31 December 1993(P)
-    
1-15 October 2008    
Korea, Republic of
1 November 1985    
1 November 1995    
1-14 November 2005    
1 November 1990    
1 November 2000    
(November 2010)    
Kuwait
20 April 1985    
20 April 1995    
20-21 April 2005    
Kyrgyzstan
12 January 1989    
24 March-24 April 2009    
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1 March 1985(P)
1 March 1995    
Lebanon
-    
-    
(...)    
Malaysia
14 August 1991    
(2010)    
Maldives
25-28 March 1985    
25 March 1995    
  8 March 1990    
(March 2011)    
Mongolia
5 January 1989    
(January 2010)    
Myanmar
-    
        -    
(...)    
Nepal
22 June 1991    
22 June 2001    
(June 2011)    
Occupied Palestinian Territory
-    
Oman
  1 December 1993    
(2010)    
Pakistan
-    
(October 2009)    
Philippines
1 May 1990    
1 May 2000    
(2010)    
.
1 September 1995    
Qatar
  16 March 1986    
1 March 1997    
     
   
Saudi Arabia
27 September 1992    
15 September 2004    
(2010)    
Singapore
30 June 1990    
(June 2010)    
Sri Lanka
-    
(July 2011)    
Syrian Arab Republic
3-9 September 1994    
22 September 2004    
(2014)    
Tajikistan
12 January 1989    
20 January 2000    
(2010)    
Thailand
1 April 1990    
(2010)    
Timor-Leste
31 October 1990    
(11 July 2010)    
Turkey
20 October 1985    
30 October 1997(H)
(2010)    
21 October 1990    
22 October 2000(P)
.
Turkmenistan
12 January 1989    
10 January 1995    
(2012)    
United Arab Emirates
17-23 December 1985    
17 December 1995    
  
 
(2010)    
Uzbekistan
12 January 1989    
-    
(...)    
Viet Nam
1 April 1989    
1 April 2009    
Yemen
1-18 February 1986(7)
   
   
29-30 March 1988(8)
.
.
16-17 December 1994    
(2014)    
 
   
   
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EUROPE    
Albania
12 April 1989    
(2011)    
Andorra
12 July 1989    
(R)    
(R)    
Austria (5)
15 May 1991    
15 May 2001    
(October 2010)    
Belarus
12 January 1989    
(14-24 October 2009)    
Belgium (5)
1 March 1991    
(October 2011)    
Bosnia Herzegovina
31 March 1991    
-    
(2011)    
Bulgaria
4 December 1985    
(March/April 2011)    
4 December 1992    
.
.
Channel Islands - Guernsey
23 March 1986(P)
   
21 April 1991    
(2011)    
Channel Islands - Jersey
23 March 1986(P)
10 March 1996    
   
10 March 1991    
(2011)    
Croatia
31 March 1991    
(2011)    
Czech Republic
3 March 1991    
(2011)    
Denmark (4)
1 January 1991    
1 January 2001    
(2011)    
Estonia
12 January 1989    
Faeroe Islands
(R)    
(R)    
(1-30 November 2011)    
Finland (4)
17 November 1985    
31 December 1995    
   
31 December 1990    
(December 2010)    
France
5 March 1990    
Germany (9)
25 May 1987(10)
30 September 1995(H)
(May 2011)    
. .
Gibraltar
14 October 1991    
(2013)    
Greece
17 March 1991    
18 March 2001    
(March 2011)    
Holy See
   
   
   
Hungary
1 January 1990    
(2011)    
Iceland
(R)    
(R)    
(2011)    
Ireland
13 April 1986(P)
28 April 1996    
21 April 1991    
(2011)    
Isle of Man
6-7 April 1986    
14 April 1991    
.
Italy
20 October 1991    
(October 2011)    
Latvia (5)
12 January 1989    
Liechtenstein (5)
4 December 1990    
5 December 2000    
(December 2010)    
Lithuania
12 January 1989    
(2011)    
Luxembourg
1 March 1991    
(2011)    
Malta
16 November 1985    
26 November 1995    
Monaco (4)
23 July 1990    
21 June 2000    
Montenegro
31 March 1991    
31 October 2003    
(2010)    
Netherlands (4)
1 January 1991    
(2011)    
Norway (4)
3 November 1990    
(2011)    
Poland
  6 December 1988    
(4 June 2011)    
Portugal
15 April 1991    
(March 2011)    
Republic of Moldova
12 January 1989    
5-12 October 2004    

(2012)    
Romania
7 January 1992    
(March 2011)    
Russian Federation
12 January 1989    
9 October 2002    
(October 2010)    
San Marino
(R)    
(R)    
(R)    
Serbia
31 March 1991    
31 March 2002(15)
(April 2011)    
Slovakia
3 March 1991    
(May 2011)    
Slovenia (5)
31 March 1991    
(April 2011)    
Spain
1 March 1991    
(2011)    
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (4)
3 November 1990    
3 November 2001    
(2011)    
Sweden
1 November 1985    
(R)    
2011(R)
1 November 1990    
   
   
Switzerland (5)
4 December 1990    
(December 2010)    
The Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
31 March 1991    
(1 April 2011)    
.
.
Ukraine
12 January 1989    
(2011)    
United Kingdom
- England and Wales
21 April 1991    
- Scotland
21 April 1991    
- Northern Ireland
21 April 1991    
 
   
   
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OCEANIA    
American Samoa
1 April 1990    
(1 April 2010)    
Australia
30 June 1986    
30 June 1991    
Cook Islands
  1 December 1986    
1 December 1996    
  1 December 1991    
.
Fiji
31 August 1986    
French Polynesia
  6 September 1988    
     
   
Guam
  1 April 1990    
Kiribati
10 May 1985    
7 November 1995    
7 November 2005    
7 November 1990    
(2010)    
Marshall Islands
13 November 1988    
(July 2009)    
Micronesia, Federated States of
1985 -1989    
(2010)    
 
.
Nauru
17 April 1992    
23 September 2002    
(October 2012)    
New Caledonia
 4 April 1989    
16 April 1996    
(1 July-31 August 2009)    
   
31 August 2004    
   
New Zealand
4 March 1986    
5 March 1996    
5 March 1991    
(2011)    
Niue
29 September 1986    
9 September 2006    
3 November 1991    
(September 2011)    
Norfolk Island
30 June 1986    
8 August 2006    
6 August 1991    
(2011)    
Northern Mariana Islands
1 April 1990    
(1 April 2010)    
   
9 September 1995    
   
Palau
Jan.-Mar. 1986    
9 September 1995    
1 April 1990    
(2010)    
Papua New Guinea
11 July 1990    
(2010)    
Pitcairn (12)
31 December 1991(P)
-    
(...)    
Samoa
3-4 November 1986    
5 November 1991    
   
(November 2011)    
Solomon Islands
(November 2009)    
Tokelau
10 October 1986    
11 November 1996   
   
(October 2011)    
Tonga
28 November 1986    
30 November 1996    
30 Nov.-4 Dec. 2006    
Tuvalu
1 June 1985(P)
(November 2012)    
17 November 1991    
   
   
Vanuatu
20 January 1986(P)
16-30 November 1999    
16 May 1989    
   
   
Wallis and Futuna Islands
11 December 1990(P)
27 July-16 August 2008    
   
   
 
   
   
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Foot notes
(P) Population census only.
(H) Housing census only.
(R) The source of the detailed population statistics are continuous population registers.
(1) Urban census only.
(2) Enumeration of settled population was in November 1986 and of nomads in February 1987.
(3) Based on administrative records.
(4) Population figures compiled from population registers.
(5) Population figures compiled from traditional census and population registers.
(6) The population by-censuses for 1986 and 1996 were based on one-in-seven sample of the population, while that for 2006 was based on one-in-ten sample of the population.
(7) Enumeration of former Yemen Arab Republic.
(8) Enumeration of former Democratic Yemen.
(9) Through accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany with effect from 3 October 1990, the two German States have united to form one sovereign State. As from the date of unification, the Federal Republic of Germany acts in the United Nations under the designation 'Germany'.
(10) Enumeration of former Federal Republic of Germany.
(11) Combined with agricultural census.
(12) No formal census conducted. A count of numbers of each family group by name, sex, age and whether permanent or expatriate resident is made on 30 or 31 December each year.
(13) A register-based test census was conducted on 5 December 2001 on a sample of 1.2% of the population.
(14) Due to the circumstances, the census was conducted again in 2004.
(15) Census not carried out on the territory of Kosovo and Metohia.
(16) Rolling census conducted every year since 2004.

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