A census is a systematic process of collecting, recording, and analyzing data about the members of a specific population, typically presented as statistics. While commonly associated with national population and housing censuses, it can also apply to areas like agriculture, business, or traffic. The UN defines essential features as individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity, and defined periodicity, recommending censuses every ten years. They also provide guidelines for topics, definitions, and classifications to ensure international consistency.
In 1911, suffrage organizations boycotted the UK census to protest against women's lack of voting rights, using the slogan 'no vote, no census'.
In 1929, Walter Willcox estimated the world population to be roughly 1.8 billion in his book, International Migrations: Volume II Interpretations, published in 1931.
In 1931, Walter Willcox published a table in his book, International Migrations: Volume II Interpretations, that estimated the 1929 world population to be roughly 1.8 billion.
In 1956, the first nationwide population and housing census was conducted in modern Iran, marking a significant milestone in the country's statistical history.
In 1983, there was a census boycott in West Germany, highlighting political opposition to the census.
In 1987, there was another census boycott in West Germany, reflecting continued political concerns regarding the census.
Until 2001 in the UK, all residents were required to fill in the whole census form, but only a 10% sample was coded and analyzed in detail. New technology means that all data are now scanned and processed.
In 2009, some ethnic groups in Kenya threatened to boycott the census if they were not allocated their own categories, illustrating a census boycott motivated by concerns related to the census itself.
In Canada in 2010, the government under the leadership of Stephen Harper abolished the mandatory long-form census in response to protests from some Canadians who resented the personal questions.
In Europe, in connection with the 2010 census round, many countries adopted alternative census methodologies, often based on the combination of data from registers, surveys and other sources.
During the 2011 Canadian census, there was controversy about the cessation of the mandatory long-form census; the head of Statistics Canada, Munir Sheikh, resigned upon the federal government's decision to do so.
In 2011, "Trout, Catfish and Roach..." won an award from the Royal Statistical Society for excellence in official statistics. The article explained dual system enumeration using a fishing analogy.
In 2014, nationalists in Myanmar threatened a boycott if the Rohingya were allowed to self-identify in the census, representing a census boycott motivated by concerns related to the census itself.
In 2016, the long-form census was reinstated by the Justin Trudeau government in Canada, reversing the previous decision to abolish it.
In 2016, the most recent nationwide population and housing census was completed in Iran. According to Iranian Statistical Center Law, nationwide census is to be carried out every five years by order of the president.
During the 2020 U.S. Census, the Census Bureau primarily counted people by collecting answers sent by mail, on the internet, over the phone, or using shared information through proxies. These methods accounted for 95.5 percent of all occupied housing units in the United States.
In 2020, text was incorporated from Impact of COVID-19 on national censuses of agriculture (Status overview) (2020), FAO, FAO.
In 2020, text was incorporated from World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 Volume 1 – Programme, concepts and definitions, FAO, FAO.
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