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Updated: 31 Oct 2008
Background
Guyana with the rest of Caricom has started preparaions for the 2010 round of population and housing censuses. Like the 2002 census, census 2010 will be conducted as part of the United Nations 2010 round of global population and housing censuses. The 2010 round spans the period 2005-2015 and as is traditional the Caricom group will execute their censuses in the year which is halfway within the period defined as the 2010 round.
Census 2002 Guyana with the rest of Caricom has started preparaions for the 2010 round of population and housing censuses. Like the 2002 census, census 2010 will be conducted as part of the United Nations 2010 round of global population and housing censuses. The 2010 round spans the period 2005-2015 and as is traditional the Caricom group will execute their censuses in the year which is halfway within the period defined as the 2010 round.
Background
This was the sixth Census conducted in Guyana since 1945. Guyana’s history of decennial Census taking goes back to 1831 under the then Colonial Administrations, with breaks during the two (2) great wars. From a more current historical perspective in the post World-War II era, Guyana with the rest of the English speaking Caribbean, conducted its previous Censuses in the years 1946, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1991. Accordingly Guyana’s current Census should ideally have been executed in year 2001, but it would have been impractical to hold it in an election year, thus the deferment to year 2002.
Census 2002 was part of the global round of Censuses, and more importantly it was an integral part of the regionally coordinated round of Censuses under the aegis of the CARICOM Secretariat. The post World-War II Censuses have all been conducted on a regional basis, and with the advent of CARICOM, a Regional Census Coordinating Committee had been established since the 1970 Census to help plan and coordinate all Census activities of member countries.
By Ministerial Order made under Cap:19: 09 of the Statistics Act of the Laws of Guyana, Census day was set at 15th September 2002. Field enumeration of the population and housing commenced thereafter, except for Region 9 which historically has been done earlier in March/April, to avoid the onset of the rainy season, which makes communication in that area for Census taking virtually impossible.
This was the sixth Census conducted in Guyana since 1945. Guyana’s history of decennial Census taking goes back to 1831 under the then Colonial Administrations, with breaks during the two (2) great wars. From a more current historical perspective in the post World-War II era, Guyana with the rest of the English speaking Caribbean, conducted its previous Censuses in the years 1946, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1991. Accordingly Guyana’s current Census should ideally have been executed in year 2001, but it would have been impractical to hold it in an election year, thus the deferment to year 2002.
Census 2002 was part of the global round of Censuses, and more importantly it was an integral part of the regionally coordinated round of Censuses under the aegis of the CARICOM Secretariat. The post World-War II Censuses have all been conducted on a regional basis, and with the advent of CARICOM, a Regional Census Coordinating Committee had been established since the 1970 Census to help plan and coordinate all Census activities of member countries.
By Ministerial Order made under Cap:19: 09 of the Statistics Act of the Laws of Guyana, Census day was set at 15th September 2002. Field enumeration of the population and housing commenced thereafter, except for Region 9 which historically has been done earlier in March/April, to avoid the onset of the rainy season, which makes communication in that area for Census taking virtually impossible.
Population & Housing Census 2002 - Guyana National Report
This report is a detailed expansive “Regional Analysis” co-ordinated by the CARICOM Secretariat and covers twelve chapters. Chapter 11 - Gender and Development Issues - will be available soon.
Downloads available here:
- Cover Page and Table of Contents
- Cover page 1
- Cover page 2
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Introduction and Executive Summary
- Chapter 1 - National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution
- Chapter 2 - Population Composition
- Chapter 3 - Population Redistribution and Internal Migration
- Chapter 4 - Mortality and Fertility Patterns
- Chapter 5 - Education and Training
- Chapter 6 - Economic Activity
- Chapter 7 - Housing and Living Arrangements
- Chapter 8 - Disability and Health
- Chapter 9 - Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation
- Chapter 10 - Children and Youth
- Chapter 12 - The Elderly
- Appendices
- - Concepts and Definitions
- - Data Tables
- References
Census 2002 questionnaires for both Households and Individuals are available. Downloads available here:
Household (PDF Version 2.1 MB)
Individual PDF Version 3.3 MB)
Poverty Indicators
Marginality (Poverty Status) Indices have been computed for each of the (ten) 10 Administrative regions of Guyana using selected variables from the 2002 Population and Housing Census.
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Region. Download available here PDF Version (20 KB) |
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Collect, compile, analyse, and publish socio-economic and other statistical data |
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Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). Download available here PDF Version (345 KB) |
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List of NDCs. Download available here PDF Version (11 KB) |
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Marginality Index by NDC. Download available here Marginality Index by NDC (EDMI.xls) |
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Brief Notes on computed Marginality Indices of NDCs.
Download available here
PDF Version (38 KB)
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Population & Housing Census 2002 (Town, NDC and Village Level Data)
TOWN LEVEL DATA
Selected core of Social Statistics of Guyana at Village level have been produced.
Download here (Town Level Data by Population):
compressed (71KB) Download here (Town Level Data by Household):
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NDC LEVEL DATA
Selected core of Social Statistics of Guyana at Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) level have been produced.
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compressed (701 KB)A GIS-based format (MapInfo version) of the data is now available. Note: Users need MapInfo software to view the data after downloading.
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compressed (5.9 MB) A free MapInfo ProViewer is available to download to view the MapInfo data. Click on the link below:
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VILLAGE LEVEL DATA
Selected core of Social Statistics of Guyana at Village level have been produced.
Download here (Village Level Data by Population):
compressed (2.13 MB) Download here (Village Level Data by Household):
compressed (917 KB) Population Projections (2005 - 2025)
A projection of Guyana's Population has been made for the period 2005 to 2025.
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