Demographic and Social Statistics

World Population and Housing Census Programme   Impact of COVID-19

Challenges

Country name Main difficulties
Indicate up to three main difficulties to conduct the census because of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments Other difficulties No / minor difficulties What is that “other” difficulty specifically?
Albania Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Algeria - Personnel not available/ill - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - Other difficulties - The cost of tablettes necessary to conduct census was increased because COVID19 pandemic.
American Samoa Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - - Timing and trying to meet targets
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Argentina Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
Armenia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - Procurement difficulties - Closure of establishments - -
Aruba Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - - Training of enumerators was not possible as planned in advance. Training was done online.
Austria
Bahamas Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - - -
Bahrain
Bangladesh Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - - -
Barbados Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - - - - - Not having personnel in office experienced in CAWI.
Belgium
Belize Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Botswana Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Brazil Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria - Personnel not available/ill - - - - - -
Cameroon
Cayman Islands Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
Chad - - Funding limitations/constraints - - - Other difficulties - Nous suivons les mesures barrières du gouvernement.
China Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
Costa Rica Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Côte d’Ivoire - - - Procurement difficulties - - - -
Croatia - - - - - - - -
Curaçao Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Cyprus
Czechia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
Democratic Republic of the Congo - - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Denmark
Djibouti - - - - - - - -
Dominica - - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - - -
Dominican Republic Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Ecuador Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Estonia
Finland
Germany Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
Greece Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Greenland
Grenada Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Guam Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
Hungary - - - - - - - No / minor difficulties
Iceland - - - - - - - No / minor difficulties
India Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Indonesia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Israel Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - - It is applied to the dress rehearsal we conducted this year (internet and telephone).
Italy Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - - -
Jamaica Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - - -
Japan Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - - -
Kazakhstan Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Kyrgyzstan Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Latvia
Liberia - - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - - Traveling difficulties due to bad roads.
Liechtenstein - - - - - - - No / minor difficulties
Lithuania
Luxembourg Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - - -
Malaysia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Malta Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - - -
Marshall Islands
Mauritius - - - Procurement difficulties - - Other difficulties - Census will be done through door-to-door visits with potential risk of propagation of the COVID-19 virus. As safety measures,the Census was postponed to 2022 instead of 2021.
Mexico Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - Other difficulties - Increase in non-response in the last week of march. Re-scheduling and re-planning following stages, trying to reduce de delay for results publication. Adapting data processing for operating in “home office”, ensuring confidentiality of the information.
Micronesia (Federated States of) Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - Other difficulties - Households not permitting interviewers entry into compounds for fear of COVID-19.
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - - -
Namibia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments Other difficulties - Household does not want to allow field staff to access their dwelling because of the fear of COVID transmission.
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
Norway
Oman
Panama Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Philippines Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - Other difficulties - Local government rules on quarantine and need for swab tests for enumerators and supervisors; difficulty in covering exclusive subdiv and condominiums which do not allow non residents to enter/enumerate.
Poland Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - - - Not applicable
Portugal Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - Other difficulties -
Puerto Rico Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - Closure of establishments - -
Qatar - - - - - - - No / minor difficulties
Republic of Korea Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
Romania Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - Other difficulties - The staff selection and training will be more difficult due to the need of social distancing.
Russian Federation Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - - - Other difficulties - Added costs to procure personal protective equipment for field workers and in some cases household members.
Saint Lucia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
San Marino
Saudi Arabia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Serbia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - - - -
Seychelles Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
Singapore Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - Procurement difficulties - - - -
Slovakia Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -
South Africa Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties - - Other difficulties - Experienced difficulties with reaching respondents, particularly in hard-to-count areas, incomplete online (CAWI) questionnaires and very low response rate with CATI during the tests.
Spain
Sri Lanka Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
Togo Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
Turkey
Ukraine - - Funding limitations/constraints - - - - -
United Arab Emirates - - - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation Closure of establishments - -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - - - Other difficulties - Other difficulties include atypical scenarios such as students not being present at a term time locality.
United States of America Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - Closure of establishments - -
United States Virgin Islands Need to reduce face-to-face interaction - - - - Closure of establishments - -
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Need to reduce face-to-face interaction Personnel not available/ill - - Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - Other difficulties - Coverage problems with public electricity or internet services.
Zambia - - Funding limitations/constraints Procurement difficulties Mobility restrictions/problems with transportation - - -