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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
2020 round of censuses
2015-2024
AFRICA
Algeria
20 March 1987
      
(2018)
  
Angola
- 
  
- 
    
Benin
15 February 1992
      
Botswana
21 August 1991
      
(2021)
  
Burkina Faso
10-20 December 1985
10 December 1996
    
Burundi
16-30 August 1990
  
- 
    
(2018)
  
Cameroon
10 April 1987
  
- 
    
(Nov.-Dec. 2015)
  
Cape Verde
23 June 1990
      
Central African Republic
  8 December 1988
    
- 
  
Chad  
- 
  
20 May-20 June 2009
  
Comoros
15 September 1991
  
16-30 September 2003
  
- 
  
Congo
20 Nov.-5 Dec. 1994
  
28 April 2007
  
Côte d'Ivoire
1 March 1988
    
17 March 2014
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 
  
- 
  
- 
  
Djibouti
- 
  
- 
    
Egypt
17-18 November 1986
  
19 November 1996
    
(22 Oct.-10 Dec. 2016)
  
Equatorial Guinea
4 July 1994
February 2002
  
- 
  
Eritrea
- 
  
- 
  
- 
  
Ethiopia  
- 
    
(November 2017)
  
Gabon
1-31 July 1993
December 2003
  
22 May 2013
  
Gambia
15 April 1993
  
8-28 April 2013
  
Ghana
- 
  
26 March 2000
    
(22 March 2020)
  
Guinea
- 
      
Guinea Bissau
1 December 1991
  
- 
    
Kenya
24 August 1989
    
(24 August 2019)
  
Lesotho
12 April 1986
14 April 1996
    
Liberia
- 
  
- 
    
Libya Arab Jamahiriya
- 
  
11 August 1995
  
15 Apr.-7 May 2006
  
(2017)
  
Madagascar
1 August 1993
  
- 
  
- 
  
Malawi
1-21 September 1987
      
Mali
1-30 April 1987
    
1-14 April 2009
  
(2019)
  
Mauritania
5-20 April 1988
  
1-15 November 2000
  
25 Mar.-8 Apr. 2013
  
Mauritius
1 July 1990
(P)
(2020)
5 Feb.-17 Jun. 1990
(H)
Mayotte
- 
  
- 
  
31 Jul.-27 Aug. 2007
  
Morocco
2 September 1994
    
1-20 September 2014
  
Mozambique
- 
    
Namibia
21 October 1991
    
28 Aug.-10 Sep. 2011
  
(August 2021)
  
Niger
20 May-3 Jun. 1988
    
10-24 December 2012
  
Nigeria
26 November 1991
- 
    
Réunion
15 March 1990
  
8 March 1999
    
Rwanda
15 August 1991
      
Saint Helena ex. dep.
22 February 1987
  
8 March 1998
  
10 February 2008
  
Sao Tomé and Principé
4 August 1991
    
13 May 2012
  
(2021)
  
Senegal
27 May 1988
    
19 Nov.-9 Dec. 2013
  
Seychelles
17 August 1987
    
(27-31 August 2020)
  
26 August 1994
    
 
Sierra Leone
15 December 1985
    
- 
  
(5-18 December 2015)
  
Somalia
15 February 1987
- 
  
- 
  
South Africa
5 March 1985
    
>
  
  7 March 1991
      
South Sudan
15 April 1993
- 
  
21 Apr.-5 Jun. 2008
  
(2017)
  
Sudan
15 April 1993
- 
    
(April 2018)
  
Swaziland
25 August 1986
    
28 Apr.-14 May 2007
  
Togo
- 
  
- 
    
Tunisia
20 April 1994
  
28 April 2004
  
23 Apr.-15 May 2014
  
Uganda
12-19 January 1991
      
United Republic of Tanzania
28 August 1988
      
Western Sahara
- 
  
- 
  
- 
  
Zambia
20 August 1990
     
(October 2020)
  
Zimbabwe
18 August 1992
  
17-27 August 2002
    
(August 2022)
  
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AMERICA, NORTH    
Anguilla
13 April 1992
      
Antigua and Barbuda
28 May 1991
28 May 2001
  
27 May 2011
  
(May 2021)
  
Aruba
  6 October 1991
  
14 October 2000
    
Bahamas
1 May 1990
      
Barbados
2 May 1990
  
1 May 2000
    
Belize
12 May 1991
      
Bermuda
20 May 1991
  
20 May 2000
    
British Virgin Islands
12 May 1991
  
21 May 2001
  
12 July 2010
  
Canada
  3 June 1986
      
  4 June 1991
      
Cayman Islands
15 October 1989
      
Costa Rica
- 
      
Cuba
- 
    
14-24 September 2012
  
(2022)
  
Dominica
12 May 1991
  
12 May 2001
  
14 May 2011
  
Dominican Republic
24-25 September 1993
      
El Salvador
27 Sep.-6 Oct. 1992
  
- 
    
Greenland (3)
Grenada
12 May 1991
  
25 May 2001
  
12 May 2011
  
Guadeloupe
15 March 1990
  
8 March 1999
    
Guatemala
17-30 April 1994
    
- 
  
Haiti
- 
  
11 January 2003
  
- 
  
Honduras
29 May 1988
    
10-25 August 2013
  
Jamaica
7 April 1991
    
5 Apr.-31 Aug. 2011
  
Martinique
15 March 1990
  
8 March 1999
    
Mexico    
4-29 October 2005
  
   
  
   
    
Montserrat
12 May 1991
  
12 May 2001
  
12 May 2011
  
Netherlands Antilles
27 January 1992
    
 
Nicaragua
- 
  
25 April 1995
    
Panama
13 May 1990
      
Puerto Rico
1 April 1990
    
1 April 2010
  
St. Kitts and Nevis
12 May 1991
  
14 May 2001
  
15 May 2011
  
St. Lucia
12 May 1991
    
10 May 2010
  
St. Pierre and Miquelon
5 March 1990
  
8 March 1999
  
March 2006
  
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
12 May 1991
  
14 May 2001
  
12 May 2011
  
Trinidad and Tobago
  2 May 1990
      
Turks and Caicos Islands
31 May 1990
    
25 January 2012
  
United States of America
1 April 1990
(April 2020)
United States Virgin Islands
1 April 1990
    
1 April 2010
  
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AMERICA, SOUTH
Argentina
15 May 1991
      
Bolivia
3 June 1992
      
(2022)
  
Brazil
1 September 1991
  
1 August 1996
  
 
  
(2020)
  
.
      
Chile
22 April 1992
      
(April 2017)
  
Colombia
15 October 1985
  
- 
    
24 October 1993
  
.
  
 
Ecuador
25 November 1990
      
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
      
Paraguay    
15 October 2012
  
Peru  
- 
    
   
  
   
    
Suriname
- 
  
31 March 2003
  
   
  
- 
    
Uruguay
23 October 1985
  
22 May 1996
    
   
    
 
Venezuela
20 October 1990
    
1 Sep.-30 Nov. 2011
  
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ASIA
Afghanistan
- 
  
- 
  
- 
Armenia
12 January 1989
    
12-21 October 2011
  
(14-23 October 2021)
  
Azerbaijan
12 January 1989
  
27 January 1999
  
13-22 April 2009
  
Bahrain (3)
16 November 1991
  
7 April 2001
  
27 April 2010
  
Bangladesh
11 March 1991
      
Bhutan
- 
  
- 
    
Brunei Darussalam
7 August 1991
  
21 August 2001
  
20 Jun.-3 Jul. 2011
  
Cambodia
- 
    
(3 March 2018)
  
China
1 July 1990
      
China - Hong Kong SAR
11 March 1986
15 March 1996
(2016)
15 March 1991
      
(2021)
  
China - Macao SAR
30 August 1991
      
   
  
   
    
Cyprus
1 October 1992
    
1 October 2011
  
(1 October 2021)
  
Georgia
12 January 1989
  
17 January 2002
    
(...)
  
India
1 March 1991
      
(9-28 February 2021)
  
Indonesia
31 October 1990
      
Iran, Islamic Republic of
22 September 1986
  
23 Oct.-16 Nov. 1996
  
28 Oct.-17 Nov. 2006
  
11 December 1991
  
.
  
24 Oct.-13 Nov. 2011
  
Iraq
17 October 1987
  
16 October 1997
    
Israel(4)
- 
      
Japan
1 October 1985
1 October 1995
  
(1 October 2015)
  
1 October 1988
1 October 1998
.
    
(1 October 2020)
  
.
  
[2003]
.
  
Jordan    
- 
  
Kazakhstan
12 January 1989
  
26 February 1999
    
(2020)
  
Korea, Democratic People's Republic
31 December 1993
- 
  
1-15 October 2008
  
Korea, Republic of      
(1-15 November 2015)
  
     
Kuwait
20 April 1985
  
20 April 1995
    
   
  
   
    
Kyrgyzstan
12 January 1989
  
24 March 1999
  
24 Mar.-3 Apr. 2009
  
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1 March 1985
1 March 1995
    
Lebanon
- 
  
- 
  
- 
  
Malaysia
14 August 1991
      
(2020)
  
Maldives
25-28 March 1985
  
25 March 1995
    
  8 March 1990
    
20-27 September 2014
  
Mongolia
5 January 1989
      
(2020)
  
Myanmar
- 
  
- 
  
30 Mar.-10 Apr. 2014
  
Nepal
22 June 1991
  
22 June 2001
    
Oman      
Pakistan
- 
    
- 
  
Palestine, State of
- 
      
(2017)
  
Philippines
1 May 1990
     
(August 2015)
  
.
  
1 September 1995
    
(May 2020)
  
Qatar
  16 March 1986
  
1 March 1997
    
(20 April 2020)
  
     
    
   
  
Saudi Arabia      
Singapore (3)
30 June 1990
      
(30 June 2020)
  
Sri Lanka
- 
    
27 Feb.-21 Mar. 2012
  
Syrian Arab Republic
3-9 September 1994
  
22 September 2004
  
- 
  
Tajikistan
12 January 1989
  
20 January 2000
    
(2020)
  
Thailand
1 April 1990
      
Timor-Leste
31 October 1990
        
Turkey (4)
20 October 1985
  
30 October 1997
3 Oct.-30 Nov. 2011
  
21 October 1990
  
22 October 2000
.
  
Turkmenistan
12 January 1989
  
10 January 1995
  
15-26 December 2012
  
United Arab Emirates
17-23 December 1985
  
17 December 1995
    
  
  
 
    
Uzbekistan
12 January 1989
  
- 
  
- 
  
Viet Nam
1 April 1989
      
Yemen
1-18 February 1986
   
  
   
  
29-30 March 1988
.
  
.
  
16-17 December 1994
    
- 
  
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EUROPE    
Albania
12 April 1989
      
(1 October 2021)
  
Andorra
12 July 1989
  
31 December 2011
Austria
15 May 1991
  
15 May 2001
(31 October 2021)
Belarus
12 January 1989
      
4-30 October 2019
  
Belgium (4)
1 March 1991
    
1 January 2011
  
(1 January 2021)
  
Bosnia Herzegovina
31 March 1991
  
- 
  
1-15 October 2013
  
Bulgaria
4 December 1985
      
4 December 1992
  
.
  
.
  
Channel Islands - Guernsey
23 March 1986
    
21 April 1991
    
 
Channel Islands - Jersey
23 March 1986
10 March 1996
  
   
  
10 March 1991
      
Croatia
31 March 1991
      
Czech Republic (4)
3 March 1991
      
(March 2021)
  
Denmark (3)
1 January 1991
  
1 January 2001
  
1 January 2011
  
(1 January 2021)
  
Estonia(4)
12 January 1989
      
Faeroe Islands
1 January 1990
1 January 2000
  
Finland (3)
17 November 1985
  
31 December 1995
  
   
  
31 December 1990
    
31 December 2010
  
France
5 March 1990
    
Germany (8) (18)
25 May 1987
30 September 1995
  
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(12)
 .  
Gibraltar
14 October 1991
      
Greece
17 March 1991
  
18 March 2001
  
10-24 May 2011
  
Holy See
1 July 2009
Hungary
1 January 1990
      
(2021)
  
Iceland (4)
31 December 2011
Ireland
13 April 1986
28 April 1996
    
(24 April 2016)
  
21 April 1991
      
(2021)
  
Isle of Man
6-7 April 1986
      
14 April 1991
    
.
  
Italy(4)
20 October 1991
      
Latvia (4)
12 January 1989
      
(1 January 2021)
  
Liechtenstein (4)
4 December 1990
      
(31 December 2020)
  
Lithuania (4)
12 January 1989
      
(1 January 2021)
  
Luxembourg
1 March 1991
    
1 February 2011
  
Malta
16 November 1985
  
26 November 1995
    
(2021)
  
 
  
 
  
21 Nov.-18 Dec. 2011
  
Monaco (3)
23 July 1990
      
(8 Jun.-31 Jul. 2016)
  
Montenegro
31 March 1991
  
31 October 2003
    
(2021)
  
Netherlands (4)
1 January 1991
    
1 January 2011
  
(1 January 2021)
  
Norway (3)
3 November 1990
    
19 November 2011
  
(1 January 2021)
  
Poland (4)
  6 December 1988
      
(1 Apr.-30 Jun. 2021)
  
Portugal
15 April 1991
      
Republic of Moldova
12 January 1989
  
5-12 October 2004
    
Romania      
(2021)
  
Russian Federation
12 January 1989
  
9 October 2002
    
(2020)
  
San Marino
 
Serbia
31 March 1991
  
31 March 2002
  
(31 March 2021)
  
Slovakia
3 March 1991
      
(2021)
  
Slovenia
31 March 1991
    
(1 January 2015)
 
 
 
(1 January 2018)
 
 
 
(1 January 2021)
Spain (4)
1 March 1991
    
1 November 2011
  
(1 January 2021)
  
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (3)
3 November 1990
  
3 November 2001
  
19 November 2011
  
Sweden (3)
1 November 1985
  
 
31 December 2011
  
(31 December 2021)
  
1 November 1990
  
 
  
 
  
Switzerland (4)
4 December 1990
    
31 December 2010
  
(2021)
  
The Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
31 March 1991
    
- 
 (19)
 
.
  
.
  
Ukraine
12 January 1989
    
- 
  
(...)
  
United Kingdom
- England and Wales
21 April 1991
      
(21 March 2021)
  
- 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
      
(9 August 2016)
  
30 June 1991
      
(2021)
  
Cook Islands
  1 December 1986
  
1 December 1996
    
  1 December 1991
    
21 Nov.-9 Dec. 2011
  
Fiji
31 August 1986
      
French Polynesia
  6 September 1988
      
     
    
   
  
Guam
  1 April 1990
      
Kiribati
10 May 1985
  
7 November 1995
    
7 November 1990
    
10 October 2010
  
Marshall Islands
13 November 1988
    
4 Apr.-9 May 2011
  
Micronesia, Federated States of
1985-1989
      
(2020)
  
 
 
  
.
  
Nauru
17 April 1992
  
23 September 2002
  
31 Oct.-14 Nov. 2012
  
New Caledonia
 4 April 1989
  
16 April 1996
    
(2019)
  
   
  
31 August 2004
  
   
  
New Zealand
4 March 1986
  
5 March 1996
    
(2018)
  
5 March 1991
      
Niue
29 September 1986
    
3 November 1991
    
11 September 2011
  
Norfolk Island
30 June 1986
    
8 August 2006
  
6 August 1991
    
9 August 2011
  
Northern Mariana Islands
1 April 1990
    
1 April 2010
  
   
  
9 September 1995
  
   
  
Palau
Jan.-Mar. 1986
  
9 September 1995
    
1 April 1990
    
1 April 2010
  
Papua New Guinea
11 July 1990
    
10 July 2011
  
Pitcairn (11)
31 December 1991
- 
  
31 December 2007
  
Samoa
3-4 November 1986
      
(7 November 2016)
  
5 November 1991
  
   
  
7 November 2011
  
Solomon Islands    
9-30 November 2009
  
Tokelau
10 October 1986
  
11 November 1996
    
(October 2016)
  
   
    
18 October 2011
  
Tonga
28 November 1986
  
30 November 1996
    
Tuvalu
1 June 1985
  
4 November 2012
  
(2022)
  
17 November 1991
  
   
  
   
  
Vanuatu
20 January 1986
16-30 November 1999
    
16 May 1989
  
   
  
   
  
Wallis and Futuna Islands
11 December 1990
  
21 Jul.-16 Aug. 2008
  
   
    
   
  
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Foot notes
(P) Population census only.
(H) Housing census only.
(1) Urban census only.
(2) Enumeration of settled population was in November 1986 and of nomads in February 1987.
(3) Population figures compiled from administrative registers.
(4) Population figures compiled from administrative registers in combination with other sources of data, such as sample surveys.
(5) 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.
(6) Enumeration of former Yemen Arab Republic.
(7) Enumeration of former Democratic Yemen.
(8) 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'.
(9) Enumeration of former Federal Republic of Germany.
(10) Combined with agricultural census.
(11) 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.
(12) A register-based test census was conducted on 5 December 2001 on a sample of 1.2% of the population.
(13) Due to the circumstances, the census was conducted again in 2004.
(14) Census not carried out on the territory of Kosovo and Metohia.
(15) Rolling Census based on continuous sample survey.
(16) Census was planned to be conducted using staggered enumerations province by province. At the end of 2014, only 6 of the 34 provinces had been enumerated.
(17) Traditional decennial census with full field enumeration, and a continuous sample survey.
(18) Population figures compiled from administrative registers and sample surveys while data on housing characteristics are collected through full field enumeration.
(19) Cancelled.
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