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What is the Census?

The Population & Housing Census is Guyana’s largest national data collection exercise, which is conducted every ten years. During the Census exercise, enumerators (census field staff) visit every household in every part of the country to administer the questionnaires that is used to collect social, demographic and economic data on the population.

The Population & Housing Census is an extremely important national exercise and it is every citizen’s duty to cooperate according to the laws of Guyana, as the Census produces a large amount of data and information that is used for planning and national development.

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Census Timeline

98,000

1831 Census

Guyana’s Population: 98,000

296,041

1911 Census

Guyana’s Population: 296,041

310,933

1931 Census

Guyana’s Population: 310,933

375,701

1946 Census

Guyana’s Population: 375,701

560,330

1960 Census

Guyana’s Population: 560,330

701,718

1970 Census

Guyana’s Population: 701,718

759,567

1980 Census

Guyana’s Population: 759,567

723,673

1991 Census

Guyana’s Population: 723,673

751,223

2002 Census

Guyana’s Population: 751,223

746,955

2012 Census

Guyana’s Population: 746,955

Previous Census

Census 2012

The Population and Housing Census is an extremely important national exercise and it is every citizen’s duty to cooperate according to the laws of Guyana, as the Census produces a huge body of information that is used in planning and development.

The Hon. Minister of Finance issued a Census Regulation (No. 7 of 2012) and a Census Order (No. 175 of 2012) dated 14th August 2012 that formally announced the commencement of the 2012 Population & Housing Census on 15th September 2012.

Census 2002

This was the sixth Census conducted in Guyana since 1945. 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.