| Country name |
Impact on field work |
| Did you have to stop or postpone or extend the field work of the population and housing census? |
What is the length of the extension? |
| Albania |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
Planned enumeration: "6 weeks starting from October 2020"; Actual enumeration: "6 weeks starting from October 2022" |
| Algeria |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
we have extented cartography works from august 2020 to january 2021 |
| American Samoa |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
about 3 months |
| Anguilla |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
Eight weeks starting May 2022 |
| Argentina |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
In accordance with Decree 726/2020 the INSTITUTE NACIONAL DE ESTADÍSTICA Y CENSOS (INDEC) will have up to SIXTY (60) days after the end of the public emergency in health matters established by Law No. 27,541, extended by Decree No. 260 of March 12, 2020, |
| Armenia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
1 year |
| Aruba |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
Planned the enumeration between October 1 and October 10, and had to extend the enumeration to the first week of December. The post enumeration will be conducted in the first half of 2021. |
| Austria |
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| Bahamas |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Bahrain |
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| Bangladesh |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
First Zonal Operation has been rescheduled from March 2020 to January 2021 |
| Barbados |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Belgium |
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| Belize |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Botswana |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
One Year |
| Brazil |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| British Virgin Islands |
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| Bulgaria |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Cameroon |
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| Cayman Islands |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
N/A |
| Chad |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Nous avons reporté jusqu'à 2021 beaucoup des activités |
| China |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Costa Rica |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Planned initial period: tree weks in june 2021; actual enumeration period: tree weeks in september 2021 or in june 2022 |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Croatia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Planned initial enumeration period: Cawi+Capi in April and first week in May, Actual enumeration period "June and first week in July" (not 100% sure). |
| Curaçao |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Cyprus |
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| Czechia |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
La table ronde des bailleurs pour la mobilisation des ressources financières nécessaires à la réalisation des travaux de la cartographie a été reportée pour mars 2021 |
| Denmark |
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| Djibouti |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Dominica |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
six months |
| Dominican Republic |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
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| Ecuador |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
The population and housing census was postponed but its extension did not change. The enumeration period will be in November 2021: one day in consolidated areas and one week in remote areas. |
| Estonia |
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| Finland |
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| Germany |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
Census reference date was postponed to May 15th 2022 |
| Greece |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
The population and housing census had originally been planned to take place in the spring of 2021 and was postponed until the autumn of 2021. The duration of the census will be extended by 20 days. |
| Greenland |
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| Grenada |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Guam |
Yes, had to postpone to later in 2020 |
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| Hungary |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Iceland |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
Not applicable / registered based census from the outset |
| India |
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Not yet decided. |
| Indonesia |
Yes, had to postpone to later in 2020 |
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| Israel |
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We postponed the census by 6 months to November 2021 since we still have to complete the CAPI stage in the Dress Rehearsal. |
| Italy |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
First week of October 2021 to end of December 2021 |
| Jamaica |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
planned initial enumeration |
| Japan |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
Planned initial enumeration period: “from September 14 to October 20”; Actual enumeration period: ” from September 14 to November 20 (in some regions)” |
| Kazakhstan |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Planned initial enumeration period: “30 days from October 1 to October 30, 2020”; Actual enumeration period: ”30 days from October 1 to October 30, 2021” |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Second half of 2021 |
| Latvia |
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| Liberia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
12 months |
| Liechtenstein |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Lithuania |
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| Luxembourg |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
The initial date was 01/02/2021. The new date is 01/06/2021 |
| Malaysia |
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Planned-7 july 2020 to 24 July, actual - 7 july 2020 to 21 December 2020 (phase 1 - online) and 20 January 2021 to 6 February 2021 (phase 2 - face to face) |
| Malta |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
Not applicable |
| Marshall Islands |
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| Mauritius |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
one year for both Housing (february 2022 instead of February 2021) and population (July 2022 instead of 2021) |
| Mexico |
Yes, had to postpone to later in 2020 |
One week of the Verification stage was conducted at the end of March, three additional weeks were planned in April but were postponed due to the pandemic. This stage was then conducted from mid -June to august, but not simultaneously in all states. |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
11 months |
| Mongolia |
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| Montenegro |
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| Montserrat |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
not yet decided on. |
| Namibia |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
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| Nepal |
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| Netherlands |
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| Nicaragua |
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| Niger |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Actual enumeration period |
| North Macedonia |
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| Northern Mariana Islands |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
two months |
| Norway |
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| Oman |
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| Panama |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
De un tradicional Censo de Hecho (un día), se planea una metodología para un Censo de Derecho con trabajo de campo a 2 meses. |
| Philippines |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
two months |
| Poland |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
We plan to extend the census by three months until September 30, 2021 (April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021). |
| Portugal |
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Statistics Portugal made some adjustments to the 2021 Census operation including postponed the reference date from March to April 2021. |
| Puerto Rico |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
Extended field collection operations, original end date was July 31, 2020 and actual end date was October 15, 2020 |
| Qatar |
Yes, had to postpone to later in 2020 |
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| Republic of Korea |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
Planned initial enumeration period: two weeks in October and two weeks in November Actual enumeration period: two weeks in October and three weeks in November (just one week is extended) |
| Romania |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
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| Russian Federation |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Planned initial enumeration period: “One month in October 2020”; Actual enumeration period: ”One month in April 2021” |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
From April to May 2021; change to September to October 2021 |
| Saint Lucia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
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| San Marino |
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| Saudi Arabia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Serbia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Instead in April 2021 it will be implemented in October 2021 |
| Seychelles |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Planned to cunduct in 2020, now postponed to 2021. However, with sudden surge of COVID 19 now in country, not even sure if 2021 looks plausible |
| Singapore |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
Planned initial enumeration period: February to July 2020; Actual enumeration period: February to October 2020. |
| Slovakia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
planned initial enumeration period 6 weeks (February - March), postponed work in fieldwork to october 2021 |
| South Africa |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
Postponed Census Pilot activities fro m October 2020 to February 2021 |
| Spain |
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| Sri Lanka |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
From fourth week of November 2021 to the forth week of May 2022 |
| Sudan |
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| Sweden |
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| Switzerland |
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| Tajikistan |
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| Thailand |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
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| Togo |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| Turkey |
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| Ukraine |
Yes, had to postpone to 2022 or beyond |
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| United Arab Emirates |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
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| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
No, neither stopped nor postponed |
There is a unique UK situation here. The Census in 2021 will go ahead for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Census in Scotland has been postponed until 2022. For England, Wales and NI we have plans to extend fieldwork for 2 weeks in some areas. |
| United States of America |
Yes, had to extend the period of enumeration by weeks/months (in 2020) |
Extended field collection operations, original end date was July 31, 2020 and actual end date was October 15, 2020 |
| United States Virgin Islands |
Yes, had to postpone to later in 2020 |
Data collection was paused from March to June, 2020. Data collection resumed in June 2020. |
| Uruguay |
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| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
First week of June to end of August |
| Zambia |
Yes, had to postpone to 2021 |
10 months |
