2010 Population Census Round

The table below presents information and material (such as census dates, questionnaires, technical papers and reports) on the population and housing censuses of the 2010 round in the member countries of the UNECE, which includes all countries in Europe, North America and Central Asia.

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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-Apr-2013	Traditional		Individual form (draft from 2010 pilot census) Household/dwelling form (draft from 2010 pilot census)		English website
Bulgaria	10-Mar-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		not available	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			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				talian 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