Population census recently completed by country
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.
Countries reporting
67
Highest
1
Portugal
Lowest
0
Afghanistan
Median
1
Years covered
266
1750–2015
Data points
17,822
What the numbers show
Population census recently completed is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 1 in Portugal; the lowest is 0 in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.9403.
Population census recently completed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Libya | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2015 | — | falling |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Yemen | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cuba | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | China | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Haiti | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iran | 1 | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.