The table below presents a selection of papers on transitions to new census methods and development of innovative methods, focusing on the experiences of UNECE member countries. The columns with green headers indicate the types of censuses to which the various papers refer.
The table includes mainly papers presented at various meetings organized by UNECE in the period 2006-2014, referring to censuses of the 2010 and 2020 rounds. The table will be extended including additional papers and other material also from other sources.
This table is maintained by UNECE, in cooperation with census experts from member countries. Suggestions for additional/updated papers to be included in the table should be sent by e-mail.
SORTING THE TABLE: The table can be sorted by clicking on the header of each column. For instance, clicking on the header of the "Combined census" column will show at the top of the table the papers referring to a combined census. Similarly, papers can be sorted by year of the census or year of publication clicking on the header of the respective columns.
Last update (January 2019): Papers added for Germany, Italy, Poland and United Kingdom
| Country | Year of census | Register-based census | Combined census | Rolling census | Traditional census | Various types/ general paper | Title of the paper | Year of publication | PPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2011 | X | y | y | y | y | Challenges in the transition from traditional to register–based census in Austria | 2012 | PPT | |
| Estonia | 2011 | y | X | y | y | y | Use of administrative registers in census 2011. Estonian experience | 2012 | PPT | |
| Estonia | 2021 | X | y | y | y | y | The project for developing the methodology of register-based censuses in Estonia | 2014 | PPT | |
| Estonia | 2021 | X | Register-based population and housing census: methodology and developments thereof | 2015 | ||||||
| Estonia | 2021 | X | Residency index and its applications in censuses and population statistics | 2016 | ||||||
| Estonia | 2021 | X | Estonia’s first register-based pilot census | 2017 | ||||||
| Estonia | 2021 | X | Indexes in demographic statistics: a methodology using nonstandard information for solving critical problems | 2017 | ||||||
| Finland | 1990 (since) | X | y | y | y | y | From a traditional census towards a register-based census in Finland | 2006 | y | |
| France | 2004 (since) | y | y | X | y | y | The population census in France: from general census to “rolling census” | 2006 | y | |
| Germany | 2011 | y | X | y | y | y | Lessons learnt from a mixed-mode census for the future of social statistics | 2012 | y | |
| Germany | 2021 | X | The combined census model in Germany – origins, lessons learned and future perspectives | 2017 | PPT | |||||
Italy | 2021, 2011 | y | y | Supported by registers (2021) | Supported by registers (2011) | y | Lessons learned from the 2011 Italian census and innovations leading towards a continuous census | 2014 | PPT | |
| Italy | 2021 | "Permanent census" using admin data and sample surveys | Preliminary Experimental: Results on the Italian Population and Housing Census Estimation Methods | 2018 | PPT | |||||
| Netherlands | 2001 (since) | Using also data from surveys | y | y | y | y | The Dutch Virtual Census of 2001: A register–based approach combined with survey information | 2006 | y | |
| Netherlands + other countries | 2011 | X y | y | y | y | X | Comparing approaches of different (partly) register-based countries | 2012 | PPT | |
New Zealand | n.a. (strategy) | X | X | X | An overview of progress on the potential use of administrative data for census information in New Zealand: Census Transformation Programme (Statistics NZ information paper) | 2014 | ||||
| New Zealand | n.a. (strategy) | X | X | X | Census Transformation – A Promising Future (Statistics NZ Cabinet paper) | 2015 | ||||
| Poland | 2011 | y | X | y | y | y | Modern census in Poland | 2012 | PPT | |
| Poland | 2021 | X | The evolutionary transition from the combined census to registers based census | 2018 | PPT | |||||
| Portugal | 2021 | X | X | y | y | y | Implementing a register-based census – the Portuguese experience | 2012 | y | |
| Russian Federation | 2020 | y | y | y | Supported by sample surveys | y | Russian Federation: plans and perspectives for the 2020 round | 2010 | PPT | |
| Slovakia | 2021, 2011 | y | X (2021) | y | Supported by registers (2011) | y | Transition from traditional census to sample survey? (Experience from Population and Housing Census 2011) | 2012 | PPT | |
| Slovenia | 2011 | X | y | y | y | y | 2011 register-based census in Slovenia - lessons learned | 2012 | y | |
| Spain | 2011 | y | X | y | y | y | A general approach to the importance and use of registers in the Spanish Census | 2012 | y | |
| Turkey | 2011 | y | X | y | y | y | The 2011 Population and Housing Census of Turkey | 2012 | PPT | |
| United Kingdom | 2021 | y | y | y | y | X | Beyond 2011 – the future of population statistics? | 2012 | PPT | |
| United Kingdom | 2021 and beyond | X | Evaluating the potential for moving away from a traditional census | 2016 | PPT | |||||
| United Kingdom | 2021 | Supported by administrative and survey data | Approach to using alternative data sources to support the 2021 Census in England and Wales | 2018 | PPT | |||||
| United States | 2010 | y | y | y | With yearly updates | y | Reengineering the Census of Population and Housing | 2006 | y | |
| United States | 2020 | y | y | y | y | X | Planning for the 2020 United States Census | 2010 | PPT | |
| United States | 2020 | y | y | y | Supported by sample survey and admin data | y | Path to the 2020 Census Design Decision | 2014 | y |