The Latest Breaking News from Census

Ireland’s Census 2022 to take place next month

There are several changes to the 2022 form, including new questions on working from home, the internet, renewable energy and smoking.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Irish households could face huge fine if April census not complete

The government and the Central Statistics Office decided to delay the logistical exercise carried out every five years because of the pandemic, meaning that the last census was in 2016

Irish Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Census 2022: Everything you need to know, including collection dates and new questions

Census 2022 had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Dublin Live · Mar 3, 2022

Government anticipates protest during Census

Handbook sees prejudices and ignorance or deliberate misinformation campaign on the exercise

The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022

New Census director has faith in quality of 2020 numbers

The new U.S. Census Bureau director says he is listening to the concerns of data users and policymakers, and the agency is making permanent community outreach efforts, in an effort to restore any trust that was lost following attempts by the Trump administration to politicize the nation’s head count

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

IPS recruitments increased from 150 to 200: Nityanand Rai

Rai informed that the Government has approved an allocation of Rs 8754.23 crore for the exercise of Census of India 2021. "Coverage and accuracy are ensured by the Census officers appointed under the Census Act, 1948 and rules framed thereunder", stated the MoS. Full story

Dynamite News · Feb 9, 2022

Newcastle 100 years ago: Most common surnames, occupations and more - from the 1921 Census

The 1921 Census for England and Wales was published last month - researchers have now pulled together some interesting statistics recalling the world our Newcastle ancestors lived in

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2022

South Africa undertakes its most important census since the end of apartheid

Statistics South Africa has embarked on its once-a-decade process to count all people in the country - including non-citizens. Census 2022 is arguably the most important in the country since the first post-apartheid census in 1996

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2022

First Northern Ireland 2021 census results to be published in June

The population survey takes place every 10 years.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Christians are ‘target practice’ for communal groups, say community leaders

According to the 2011 Census, Uttar Pradesh has the second-lowest population of Christians among all the states in India. Yet according to the data collected by the Evangelical Fellowship of India, which is a national alliance of over 65,000 churches, UP recorded the highest number of cases of violence against…

Newslaundry · Jan 28, 2022