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Arab Population and Housing Censuses

The Arab Population and Housing Censuses (APHC) is a knowledge base of census methodological materials, questionnaires, guidance to countries on implementation population census according to the international standards and recommendations. It contains information about the implementation status of population censuses in the Arab countries.

This tool also provides information on national and regional activities related to population and housing census in the Arab countries. In addition, it includes a list of national, regional and international experts in population and housing censuses in order to enable countries to make use of their expertise.

Population & Housing Census Experts in the Arab Region

Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Third Revision” (UNSD, 2017)

Contact us:

ESCWA Statistics Division
Attn: Demographic and Social Statistics
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
UN House, Riad el Solh, P.O.Box: 11-8575
Beirut, Lebanon 

Phone: +961 1 981 301
Fax: +961 1 981 510
Email: Demographic and Social Statistics cluster: lubbad@un.org

Country

Year

Producer

Questionnaires

Algeria

 

1998
2008

2022

 

National Office of Statistics

 

Questionnaire1998  (FR / AR)
Questionnaire2008-1 (FR / AR)
Questionnaire2008-2 (FR / AR)

 

Bahrain

 

2001
2010

2020

 

Information & eGovernment Authority

 

Questionnaire2001 (AR)
Questionnaire2010  (EN / AR)

 

Comoros

 

1991
2003
2017

 

National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies

 

 

Djibouti

 

2009

 

Ministry of Economics and Finance

 

Questionnaire2009(Fr)

 

Egypt

 

1996
2006
2017

 

Central Agency for Public mobilization and Statistics

 

 

 

Questionnaire1996 (EN)
Questionnaire 1996 (AR)
Questionnaire2006-1 (EN)
Questionnaire2006-2 (EN)
Questionnaire2006-3 (EN)
Questionnaire 2006 (AR)
Questionnaire 2017 (AR)

 

Iraq

 

1997

 

Central Statistical Organization

 

Questionnaire1997
Questionnaire1997 (AR)

 

Jordan

 

2004
2015

 

Department of Statistics

 

Questionnaire2004-1  (EN / AR)
Questionnaire2004-2  (EN / AR)
Questionnaire2004-3  (EN / AR)
Questionnaire2004-4  (EN / AR)
Questionnaire2004-5  (EN / AR)
Questionnaire2015 (EN)

 

 

 

Kuwait

 

1995
2011

2021

Central Statistical Bureau

 

Questionnaire1995
Questionnaire1995 (AR)

 

Lebanon

 

1932

 

Central Administration of Statistics

 

 

Libya

 

2006

 

Bureau of Statistics and Census

 

 

Mauritania

 

1988
2000

2013

 

 

National Statistical Office

 

Questionnaire2000 (FR)

 

Questionnaire2013 (FR)

 

Morocco

 

2004
2014

 

Haut-Commissariat au plan

 

 

 

Questionnaire2004-1
Questionnaire2004-2 (FR)
Questionnaire2004-1 (AR)
Questionnaire2004-2 (AR)
Questionnaire du RGPH 2014

 

 

 

Oman

 

1993
2003
2010

2020

 

National Center for Statistics and Information

 

Questionnaire2003
Questionnaire2003-1 (AR)
Questionnaire2003-2 (AR)
Questionnaire2010

 

Palestine

 

1997
2007
2017

 

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

 

Questionnaire1997
Questionnaire1997 (AR)
Questionnaire2007
Questionnaire2007 (AR)
Building, Housing Units and Households Questionnaire 2017
Establishments Questionnaire 2017
Household and Housing Conditions Questionnaire 2017

 

Qatar

 

1986
1997
2004
2010
2015

2020

Planning and Statistics Authority

 

Questionnaire1986
Questionnaire2004
Questionnaire2004 (AR)
Questionnaire2010
Questionnaire2010 (AR)

 

Saudi Arabia

 

1974
1992
2004
2010

2022

 

General Authority for Statistics

 

Questionnaire2010 (AR)

Questionnaire2022(EN)

Somalia

 

1987

 

Somalia National Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

The Sudan

 

2008

 

National Bureau of Statistics

 

Questionnaire2008 (AR)
Questionnaire2008-1
Questionnaire2008-2

 

Syrian Arab Republic

 

2004

 

Central Bureau of Statistics

 

Questionnaire2004 (AR)

 

Tunisia

 

2004
2014

 

Institut National de la Statistique

 

Questionnaire2004 (AR)
Questionnaire2004 (FR)
Questionnaire2014 (FR)

 

United Arab Emirates

 

2005

 

National Bureau of Statistics

 

Questionnaire2005

 

Yemen

 

2004

 

Central Statistical Organization

 

Questionnaire2004 (AR)
Questionnaire2004

 


Last updated: Apr 2023

Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology

Focus Area: Inclusive development, Statistics

Initiatives: Population & Housing Censuses

SDGs: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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