Census based on population register recently completed by country
A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.
What the numbers show
Census based on population register recently completed is currently reported for 11 countries. The highest value is 1 in Austria; the lowest is 1 in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.
Census based on population register recently completed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.