Country | Census ref. date | Type of census | Internet census | Census forms | Technical papers and reports | Link to census websites and results |
|---|
Albania | 01-Oct-2011 | Traditional | | General form | Paper on new technologies adopted in the 2011 census | English website
Preliminary results |
Andorra | 31-Dec-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | | English website (NSI) |
Armenia | 12-Oct-2011 | Traditional | | General form (English translation) | | English website
Russian website |
Austria | 31-Oct-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | Paper on quality assessment of register-based census | English website "Population census"
English website "Register-based census" |
Azerbaijan | 13-Apr-2009 | Traditional | | Individual form (Azeri)
Dwelling form (Azeri) | Planning and organization (in Russian) | |
Belarus | 14-Oct-2009 | Traditional | | Individual form
Household form | Publication on organization and methodology (in Russian) | English website
Russian website |
Belgium | 01-Jan-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | | English website |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01-AprOct-2013 | Traditional | | Individual form (draft from 2010 pilot census)
Household/dwelling form (draft from 2010 pilot census) | | English website |
Bulgaria | 01-Feb-2011 | Traditional | Yes | General form | Paper on the 2011 census | English website
Final data |
Country | Census ref. date | Type of census | Internet census | Census forms | Technical papers and reports | Link to census websites and results |
|---|
Canada | 10-May-2011 | Traditional | Yes | General form | Methodological information
Paper on changes in the 2011 Canadian census
Paper on internet data collection | English website |
Croatia | 31-Mar-2011 | Traditional | | Individual form
Household form | Methodological notes | English website |
Cyprus | 01-Oct-2011 | Traditional | | General form | | English website |
Czech Republic | 26-Mar-2011 | Combined (registers + enumeration) | Yes | Individual form
Dwelling form
Building form | How the census is run
Paper on the experience of the 2011 census
Paper on the internet data collection in the 2011 census | English website |
Denmark | 01-Jan-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | | |
Estonia | 31-Dec-2011 | Combined (registers + enumeration) | Yes | Individual form
Household form | How the census is conducted
Paper on use of administrative registers in census 2011 | English website |
Finland | 31-Dec-2010 | Register-based | | (no form used) | Paper on use of survey data (LFS) to evaluate the quality of register-based census | English website |
France | 01-Jan-2011 | Rolling census | | Individual form (2008 in French)
Dwelling and household form (2008 in French) | Pour comprendre le recensement (in French)
To understand the census (unofficial Google translation from French) | French website
Website in English (unofficial Google translation from French) |
Country | Census ref. date | Type of census | Internet census | Census forms | Technical papers and reports | Link to census websites and results |
|---|
Georgia | n.a. (2013/14) | Traditional | | not available | | English website (information on the 2002 census) |
Germany | 09-May-2011 | Combined (registers + enumeration + survey) | Yes | Individual form (sample based)
Building form | Presentation "The Census 2011 in Germany"
Paper on the register of addresses and buildings
Paper on the population registers in Germany
Paper on experience and lessons learnt from 2011 census | English website |
Greece | 16-Mar-2011 | Traditional | | General form (in Greek) | Information on the census | English website |
Hungary | 01-Oct-2011 | Traditional | Yes | Individual form
Dwelling form | Note "Hungary conducts 2011 Population and Housing Census" | English website |
Iceland | 31-Dec-2011 | Combined without questionnaire (registers + survey data) | | (no form used) | Paper "Census in Iceland 2011" | English website |
Ireland | 10-Apr-2011 | Traditional | | General form | How we do it - About the census
Paper on Place of Work Census Anonymised Records | English website
Web page on censuses on website of Central Statistical Office |
Israel | 27-Dec-2008 | Combined (registers + survey) | | General form (English translation) | About the integrated census 2008
Paper on dwelling and building register based on municipal taxation list | English website |
Italy | 23-Oct-2011 | Combined (registers + enumeration) | Yes | General form (short)
General form (long) | A new census (unofficial Google translation from Italian)
Paper on the use of registers in the Italian census
Paper on use of registers and geocoded databases in 2011 census
Paper on experience with address lists
Paper on the web-based information system of the Italian census | Website in English (unofficial Google translation from Italian) |
Kazakhstan | 25-Feb-2009 | Traditional | | Individual form (Russian)
Individual form (English translation)
Housing form (Russian)
Housing form (English translation)
Foreigners form (English) | Analytical report | Russian website
Website in English (unofficial Google translation from Russian) |
Kyrgyzstan | 24-Mar-2009 | Traditional | | Individual form (Russian)
Individual form (English)
Dwelling form (Russian)
Dwelling form (English) | Report "Main social and demographic characteristics of population and number of housing units" | |
Country | Census ref. date | Type of census | Internet census | Census forms | Technical papers and reports | Link to census websites and results |
|---|
Latvia | 01-Mar-2011 | Combined (registers + enumeration) | Yes | Individual form
Household/housing form | Document "Development and progress of the population and housing census 2011"
Paper on innovations and lessons learned from 2011 census | English website |
Liechtenstein | 31-Dec-2010 | Combined (registers + enumeration) | Yes | Individual form (German) | | German website
Website in English (unofficial Google translation from German) |
Lithuania | 01-Mar-2011 | Combined (registers + enumeration) | Yes | General form | General information about the census
Paper on the internet data collection in the 2011 census | English website
Lithuanian 2011 Population Census in Brief |
Luxembourg | 01-Feb-2011 | Traditional | Yes | Regulation including general form (in French) | | French website
Website in English (unofficial Google translation from French) |
Malta | 20-Nov-2011 | Traditional | | Regulation including general form (in English on pages 35-51) | About the census | English website |
Monaco | 09-Jun-2008 | Traditional | | General form (in French) | Census report (in French) | French website |
Montenegro | 31-Mar-2011 | Traditional | | Individual form
Dwelling and Household form | Report on first results | English website |
Netherlands | 01-Jan-2011 | Combined without questionnaire (registers + survey data) | | (no form used) | Paper "The Dutch Virtual Censuses"
Note on methodology for 2011 census (2005 submission to the UNSD website)
Paper on quality of registers used for the Dutch census
Paper on estimating census tables based on incomplete information
The Dutch Virtual Census 2001 | |
Norway | 19-Nov-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | Census without questionnaire | English website |
Poland | 31-Mar-2011 | Combined (registers + survey) | Yes | Individual form (English translation)
General form (sample survey)(English translation) | Census methodology
Information sheet
Paper on transformation of administrative data to statistical data
Paper on 2011 census
Paper on lessons learned from the 2011 census | English website |
Portugal | 21-Mar-2011 | Traditional | Yes | Individual form
Household form
Dwelling form
Building form | Paper on the implementation of the e-Census system | English website (unofficial Google translation from Portuguese) |
Country | Census ref. date | Type of census | Internet census | Census forms | Technical papers and reports | Link to census websites and results |
|---|
Republic of Moldova | 1-Apr-2014 | Traditional | | not available | | English website(information on 2004 census)
Russian website
(information on 2004 census) |
Romania | 22-Oct-2011 | Traditional | | Individual form
Dwelling, Building form
Household form
Emigrant form
Persons long time away form | About the census | English website |
Russian Federation | 14-Oct-2010 | Traditional | | Individual form - side 1 (Russian)
Individual form - side 2 (Russian)
Dwelling form - side 1 (Russian)
Dwelling form - side 2 (Russian)
Form for temporarily present persons - side 1 (Russian)
Form for temporarily present persons - side 2 (Russian)
English translation of the various forms | Paper on experience of 2010 census and prospects for 2020 census | Russian website
English website (unofficial Google translation from Russian) |
San Marino | 07-Nov-2010 | Traditional | | | | Italian website
English website (unofficial Google translation from Italian)
Provisional results (in Italian) |
Serbia | 31-Sep-2011 | Traditional | | Individual form
Household and Dwelling form | Most frequently asked questions about the census | English website |
Slovakia | 21-May-2011 | Traditional | Yes | Individual form
Dwelling form
Building form | How the census work in practice
Paper on experience from 2011 census | English website |
Slovenia | 01-Jan-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | Paper on quality aspects of 2011 census
Paper on lessons learned from the 2011 census | English website |
Spain | 01-Nov-2011 | Combined (registers + survey) | Yes | General form | Demographic Census Project 2011
Paper on use of registers in the Spanish Census | English website |
Sweden | 31-Dec-2011 | Register-based | | (no form used) | Census 2011 - new statistics on population and housing (in Swedish) | Information on the 2011 census (in Swedish) (unofficial Google translation from Swedish) |
Switzerland | 31-Dec-2010 | Combined (registers + survey) | Yes | General form (multilingual) | Paper on the Swiss Census System | English website
French website |
Country | Census ref. date | Type of census | Internet census | Census forms | Technical papers and reports | Link to census websites and results |
|---|
Tajikistan | 01-Oct-2010 | Traditional | | Individual form (Russian)
Building form (Russian)
Dwelling form (Russian) | | Russian website
English (unofficial Google translation from Russian) |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 31-Sep-2011 (canceled) | Traditional | | not available | | English website |
Turkey | 02-Oct-2011 | Combined (registers + survey) | | General form | Paper on the 2011 census | English website (unofficial Google translation from Turkish) |
Turkmenistan | 15-Dec-2012 | Traditional | | not available | | Russian website
English (unofficial Google translation from Russian) |
Ukraine | 2013 | Traditional | | not available | | Ukrainian website
English website (unofficial Google translation from Ukrainian)
Census database in English (censuses from 1926 to 2001) |
United Kingdom | 27-Mar-2011 | Traditional | Yes | Household form (for England) | 2011 Census methodology
Paper on plans for access to UK microdata from 2011 Census
Paper on address register for the 2011 Census - England and Wales
Paper on the internet data capture for the 2011 census in England and Wales
Quality and methodology information - First release for England and Wales | Website for England and Wales census (ONS)
First results for England and Wales (ONS - includes links to papers on methodology and quality assurance)
Website for Northern Ireland (NISRA)
First results for Northern Ireland (NISRA)
Website for Scotland (GRO Scotland) |
United States | 01-Apr-2010 | Traditional enumeration with yearly updates | | General form | How we count America
Paper on the American Community Survey and its benefits to the 2010 Census | English website |
Uzbekistan | 01-Apr-2011 (not full census) | Mini-census based on 10% of the population | | not available | | |
