Census Dates for Countries and Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean: 1945 to 2014

Country or Area Round of Population Census
1950 Round
(1945-54)
1960 Round
(1955-64)
1970 Round
(1965-74)
1980 Round
(1975-84)
1990 Round
(1985-94)
2000 Round
(1995-2004)
2010  Round
(2005-2014)
Anguilla 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70,
4/17/74
4/10/84 4/13/92 5/9/01 --
Antigua and Barbuda 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/1/82 5/28/91 5/28/01 2011 (P)
Argentina 5/10/47 9/30/60 9/30/70 10/22/80 5/15/91 11/18/01 2011 (P)
Aruba -- -- -- 2/1/81 10/6/91 10/14/00 --
Bahamas, The 12/6/53 11/15/63 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/2/90 5/1/00 5/10 (P)
Barbados 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/2/90 5/1/00 5/10 (P)
Belize -- 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 5/12/00 5/10 (P)
Bolivia 9/5/50 (F) -- -- 9/29/76 6/3/92 9/5/01 --
Brazil 7/1/50 9/1/60 9/1/70 9/1/80 9/1/91 8/1/96 (count),
8/1/00
4/1/07
Cayman Islands 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 10/8/79 10/15/89 10/10/99 10/10 (S)
Chile 4/24/52 11/29/60 4/22/70 4/21/82 4/22/92 4/24/02 4/12 (S)
Colombia 5/9/50 7/15/64 10/24/73 -- 10/15/85,
10/24/93
-- 5/22/05
Costa Rica 5/22/51 4/1/63 5/14/73 6/10/84 -- 6/26/00 2010 (S)
Cuba 1/28/53 -- 9/6/70 9/11/81 -- 9/6/02 --
Dominica 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 4/7/81 5/12/91 5/12/01 5/11 (P)
Dominican Republic 8/6/50 8/7/60 1/9/70 12/12/81 9/24/93 10/18-20/02 2010 (P)
Ecuador 11/29/50 (F) 11/25/62 6/8/74 11/28/82 11/25/90 11/25/01 2010 (P)
El Salvador 6/13/50 5/2/61 6/28/71 -- 9/27/92 -- 5/22/07
Grenada 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 4/30/81 5/12/91 5/25/01 2011 (S)
Guatemala 4/18/50 4/18/64 3/26/73 3/23/81 4/17-30/94 11/24/02 2010 (P)
Guyana 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 9/15/02 2010 (S)
Haiti 8/7/50 (F) -- 8/31/71 8/30/82 -- 8/7/03 --
Honduras 6/18/50 4/17/61 3/6/74 -- 5/29/88 7/28/01 2012 (P)
Jamaica 10/53 4/7/60 4/7/70 6/8/82 4/7/91 9/10/01 4/11 (S)
Mexico 6/6/50 6/8/60 1/28/70 6/4/80 3/12-16/90,
10/23-11/18/95
2/7-18/00 10/4-29/05,
2010 (P)
Montserrat 1946 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 5/12/01 5/12/11 (P)
Netherlands Antilles -- 12/31/60 12/31/71 2/1/81 1/27/92 1/29/01 --
Nicaragua 5/31/50 4/25/63 4/20/71 -- 7/85 - 3/86 (SC) 4/25/95 5/28-6/11/05
Panama 12/10/50 12/11/60 5/10/70 5/2/80 5/13/90 5/14/00 2010 (P)
Panama Canal Zone -- 4/1/60 (by U.S.) 4/1/70 (by U.S.)        
Paraguay 10/28/50 (F) 10/14/62 7/9/72 7/11/82 8/26/92 8/28/02 2012 (P)
Peru -- 7/2/61 6/4/72 7/12/81 7/11/93 -- 7/18-20/05,
10/21/07
Puerto Rico -- 4/1/60 4/1/70 4/1/80 4/1/90       4/1/00       4/1/10 (S)
Saint Barthelemy 5/16/46,
7/1/54
10/9/61 10/16/67,
10/16/74
3/9/82 3/15/90 3/8/99,
1/04 (SC)
2005:2014 (SC) (P)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 9/4/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 5/14/01 5/11 (P)
Saint Lucia 9/4/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 5/22/01 5/11 (P)
Saint Martin 5/16/46,
7/1/54
10/9/61 10/16/67,
10/16/74
3/9/82 3/15/90 3/8/99,
1/04 (SC)
2005:2014 (SC) (P)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9/4/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 5/14/01 2011 (P)
Suriname -- 3/31/64 12/31/71 7/1/80 -- 3/31/03,
8/2/04
2011 (S)
Trinidad and Tobago 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/2/90 5/15/00 5/10 (S)
Turks and Caicos Islands -- 4/7/60 10/29/70 5/12/80 5/31/90 8/20/01 2011 (S)
Uruguay -- 10/16/63 -- 5/21/75 10/23/85 5/22/96,
6/1/04
2010 (P)
Venezuela 11/26/50 2/26/61 11/2/71 10/20/81 10/20/90 10/30/01 2010 (P)
Virgin Islands (US) -- 4/1/60 4/1/70 4/1/80 4/1/90       4/1/00       4/1/10 (S)
Virgin Islands, British 4/9/46 4/7/60 4/7/70 5/12/80 5/12/91 5/21/01 2011 (P)
FOOTNOTES:
-- No census listed in this round
(A)  Administrative census.
(F)  First full modern census taken.
(P)  Projected based on pattern of census dates.
(S)  Scheduled; not yet taken or known if taken.
(SC)  Sample census.
(R)  National registry.

date:date -- Annual counts between dates

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