Why the UK census should not be replaced with alternative sources of data: Hert Niks|Unsplash Every ten years since 1801 – save for a wartime interruption in 1941 – the UK government has conducted a national census of England and Wales. This is a big event. The data collated in the last survey, in 2021, …
South Africa’s 2022 census: has Johannesburg stopped growing, or are the numbers wrong?: South Africa’s census is a vital source of information for policy making, planning and research, and so the Census 2022 findings released last week were eagerly awaited. It offers many insights on everything from marriage rates to language distribution. But as urban …
South Africa’s 2022 census missed 31% of people – big data could help in future: No census is ever exact: as academics Tom Moultrie and Rob Dorrington at the University of Cape Town have noted previously: a census is not, in reality, a full and accurate count of the number of people in a country; …
Census data in West Africa is badly out of date: 5 reasons fresh population statistics are crucial: Guineans living in Ivory Coast wait for their turn during a census on March 26, 2010 in Adjame, a popular district in Abidjan. SIA Kambou/AFP via Getty images West Africa, an area composed of 16 countries, is one …
Census data shows England and Wales are more ethnically diverse — and less segregated — than ever before: 4kclips | Shutterstock National census data is the best tool – the gold standard – for obtaining the full, detailed picture of how the UK’s population is changing at the local level. In November 2022, publication of …
2021 census shows English decreasing as main language but masks England and Wales’ true diversity: Multicultural Tooting High Street, London. William Barton/Shutterstock The latest release of data from the 2021 census has given us new information about the languages people speak across England and Wales. There is growing linguistic diversity: over 90 different languages were …
Northern Ireland census shows more Catholics than Protestants — a political scientist on what this really means: Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland. Ballygally View Images | Shutterstock The results of the 2021 Northern Ireland census have been released and they show that 42.3% of the population identify as Catholic and 37.3% as Protestant or other …
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Nigeria’s 2022 census is overdue but preparation is in doubt: Nigeria last conducted a census in 2006. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images As Nigeria’s National Population Commission prepares for a national census scheduled for May 2022 – the first since 2006 – The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked demographer and social statistician Akanni Akinyemi …
South Africa undertakes its most important census since the end of apartheid: Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya, left, visits homeless people at Johannnesburg's Park Station on 'Census Night', 2 February. GCIS/Flickr Statistics South Africa has embarked on its once-a-decade process to count all people in the country – including non-citizens. Census 2022 is …
From divorcees to fuller classrooms, the 1921 census of England and Wales depicts an era of great change: Compared to previous censuses, the 1921 data shows more children in education. Wellcome Collection, CC BY-SA Nobody is more excited for the release of a census than a genealogist. I have been researching family trees for 20 …
Ghana upgraded its census to make it more inclusive: but old tensions still surfaced: Ghana's population has expanded its data categories Delali Adogla-Bessa, CC BY-SA Ghana has just carried out its latest population and housing census. This is an exercise organised every ten years. For the first time a digital data capture and transfer system …
Census 2021: why are some people completing it online and others have paper forms?: Ink Drop/Shutterstock In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, everyone should have received either a letter with a 16-digit code or a paper form for the 2021 census. There are lots of great reasons why we should respond to the census, aside …
Census 2021 will reveal how a year of lockdowns and furlough has transformed the UK: The 2021 census will help show the changes wrought by a year of COVID-19. K303/Shutterstock Many people may feel unsure as to whether the English, Welsh and Northern Irish census of 2021 should be going ahead, given that it’s occurring …
Census 2021: why it’s important to take part and what happens to your information: shutterstock Letters are dropping through doors asking people in England, Northern Ireland and Wales to fill out the 2021 census ahead of census day on March 21 (Scotland has delayed its census until 2022 because of the pandemic). At it simplest, …
Nigeria’s census has always been tricky: why this must change: Nigeria's last census was conducted in 2006. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Demographic data are important for national development. They are useful in sectoral planning and should influence the direction of government priorities. A youthful population like Nigeria requires accurate information on characteristics like …
New census reveals extent of lack of ethnic minority representatives in local councils: A new census, the first of its kind, of all local councils in the UK reveals significant under-representation of ethnic minorities, with some councils having fewer ethnic minority councillors than would be expected given their highly diverse local populations. An institutional disadvantage …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Statistician-General Pali Lehohla Releases Financial Census of Municipalities 2015 Results, 29 Jun: The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the 2015 Financial Census of Municipalities at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday, 29 June 2016 in Pretoria. The survey collected …