| 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) |
|
| Afghanistan | -- | -- | -- | 6/23-24/79 (F) | -- | -- | 2010 (S) |
| Armenia | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 10/10-19/01 | 2011 (S) |
| Azerbaijan | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 1/27/99 | 4/13-22/09 (S) |
| Bahrain | 3/3/50 (F) | 5/2/59 | 2/13/65, 4/3/71 |
4/5/81 | 11/16/91 | 4/6/01 | 2010 (P) |
| Bangladesh | 3/1/51, (part of Pakistan) |
2/1/61, (part of Pakistan) |
3/1/74 | 3/6/81 | 3/11/91 | 1/22/01 | 2011 (P) |
| Bhutan | -- | -- | 11/69-12/69 (F) | 1981 | 1988, 1991-92 |
-- | 5/30/05 |
| Brunei | 11/24/47 | 8/10/60 | 8/10/71 | 8/26/81 | 8/7/91 | 8/21/01 | 2011 (P) |
| Burma | -- | -- | 3/31/73 (F) | 3/31/83 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cambodia | -- | 4/17/62 (F) | -- | -- | -- | 3/3/98 | 3/3-13/08 (S) |
| China | 6/30/53 | 6/30/64 | -- | 7/1/82 | 7/1/90 | 10/1/95 (SC), 11/1/00 |
11/1/05 (SC), 2010 (P) |
| Hong Kong | -- | 3/7/61 | 3/9/71 | 8/3/76 (SC), 3/9/81 |
3/11/86 (SC), 3/15/91 |
3/16-24/96 (SC), 3/14/01 |
7/14/06, 2011 (P) |
| Macau | 6/4/50 | 12/15/60 | 12/15/70 | 3/16/81 | 8/30/91 | 8/23/01 | 8/19-31/06 (SC), 2011 (P) |
| Taiwan | -- | 9/16/56 (F) | 12/16/66, 12/16/70 (SC) |
12/16/75 (SC), 12/28/80 |
12/16/90 | 12/16/00 | 2010 (P) |
| Cyprus | 11/10/46 | 12/11/60 | 4/1/73 (SC) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Greek area | 9/30/76 (SC) | 10/1/92 | 10/1/01 | -- | |||
| Turkish area | 10/1/82 | 12/15/96 | 4/30/06 | ||||
| Gaza Strip | -- | -- | 9/14/67 (F) | -- | -- | 12/6/97 | 12/7/08 |
| Georgia | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 1/17-24/02 | 2010 (S) |
| India | 3/1/51 | 3/1/61 | 4/1/71 | 3/1/81 | 3/1/91 | 3/1/01 | 2011 (P) |
| Indonesia | -- | 10/31/61 (F) | 9/24/71 | 10/31/80 | 10/31/90 | 6/30/00 | 2010 (P) |
| Iran | -- | 11/1-15/56 (F) | 11/1/66 | 11/1/76 | 9/22/86, 12/11/91 |
10/21/96 | 10/28-11/17/06 |
| Iraq | 10/19/47 | 10/12/57 | 10/14/65 | 10/17/77 | 10/17/87 | 10/16/97 | -- |
| Israel | 11/8/48 (F) | 5/22/61 | 5/20/72 | 6/4/83 | -- | 11/4/95 | 12/27/08 (SC) (S) |
| Japan | 10/1/50 | 10/1/55, 10/1/60 |
10/1/65 | 10/1/75, 10/1/80 |
10/1/85, 10/1/90 |
10/1/95, 10/1/00 |
10/1/05, 10/1/10 (S) |
| Jordan | 9/8/52 (F) | 11/18/61 | -- | 11/10-11/79 | 12/15/94 | 10/2-8/04 | 2014 (S) |
| Kazakhstan | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 2/25-3/4/99 | 2/25-3/6/09 (S) |
| Korea, North | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12/31/93 | -- | 10/08 (S) |
| Korea, South | 5/1/49 | 9/1/55, 12/1/60 |
10/1/66, 10/1/70 |
10/1/75, 11/1/80 |
11/1/85, 11/1/90 |
11/1/95, 11/1/00 |
11/1/05, 11/1/10 (P) |
| Kuwait | -- | 2/28/57 (F), 5/20/61 |
4/25/65, 4/19/70 |
4/21/75, 4/21/80 |
4/20-21/85, 4/90 |
4/20/95 | 4/20/05 2010 (S) |
| Kyrgyzstan | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 3/24-4/1/99 | 2009 (P) |
| Laos | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3/1/85 (F) | 3/1/95 | 3/1/05 |
| Lebanon | -- | -- | 11/15/70 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Malaysia | -- | -- | 8/24-25/70 (F) | 6/10/80 | 8/14/91 | 7/5/00 | 2010 (P) |
| Peninsular | 9/23/47 | 6/17/57 | |||||
| Sabah | 6/3/51 | 8/9/60 | |||||
| Sarawak | 11/26/47 | 6/14/60 | |||||
| Maldives | 3/19/46, 1953 |
1957:64 | 1965:72, 1974 |
12/31/77 | 3/25-28/85, 3/8/90 |
3/25/95, 3/31-4/7/00 |
3/21-28/06, 2011 (S) |
| Mongolia | 2/5/56 | 1/5/63 | 1/10/69 | 1/5/79 | 1/5/89 | 1/5/00 | 1/10 (S) |
| Nepal | 1952-54 (F) | 6/22/61 | 6/22/71 | 6/22/81 | 6/22/91 | 6/22/01 | 2011 (S) |
| Oman | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12/1/93 (F) | 2003 | 2010 (S) |
| Pakistan | 3/1/51 | 2/1/61 | 9/16/72 | 3/1/81 | -- | 3/2/98 | 10/08 (S) |
| Philippines | 10/1/48 | 2/15/60 | 5/6/70 | 5/1/75, 5/1/80 |
5/1/90 | 9/1/95, 5/1/00 |
8/1/07, 2010 (S) |
| Qatar | -- | -- | 4/70-5/70 (F) | -- | 3/16/86 | 3/17/97, 3/16/04 |
2010 (S) |
| Saudi Arabia | -- | -- | 9/9-14/74 (F) | -- | 9/27/92 | 9/15/04 | 2010 (S) |
| Singapore | 9/9/47 | 6/17/57 | 6/22/70 | 6/24/80 | 6/30/90 | 6/30/00 | 6/10 (P) |
| Sri Lanka | 3/19/46 | 7/8/63 | 10/9/71 | 3/17/81 | -- | 7/17/01 | -- |
| Syria | -- | 9/20/60 (F) | 9/23/70 | 9/7/81 | 9/3/94 | 9/22/04 | 2014 (S) |
| Tajikistan | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 1/20-27/00 | -- |
| Thailand | 5/23/47 | 4/25/60 | 4/1/70 | 4/1/80 | 4/1/90 | 4/1/00 | 2010 (P) |
| Timor-Leste | -- | 10/31/61 (F), (by Indonesia) |
9/24/71, (by Indonesia) |
10/31/80, (by Indonesia) |
10/31/90 | 7/11/04 | -- |
| Turkey | 10/22/50 | 10/23/55, 10/23/60 |
10/25/65, 10/25/70 |
10/26/75, 10/12/80 |
10/12/85, 10/21/90 |
10/22/00 | 2007:2014 (R) (P) |
| Turkmenistan | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | 1/10/95 (SC) | 12/12 (S) |
| United Arab Emirates | -- | -- | 3/15-4/16/68 (F) | 12/30-31/75, 12/15/80 |
12/16-23/85, 12/90 |
12/17/95 | 12/6/05, 2010 (S) |
| Uzbekistan | -- | 1/15/59 | 1/15/70 | 1/17/79 | 1/12/89 | -- | -- |
| Vietnam | -- | -- | -- | 10/1/79 | 4/1/89 | 4/1/99 | 4/1/09 (S) |
| North | -- | 3/11/60 (F) | 4/1/74 | -- | |||
| South | -- | -- | -- | 2/6/76 (F) | |||
| West Bank | -- | -- | 9/14/67 | -- | -- | 12/6/97 | 12/7/08 |
| Yemen | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12/16-17/94 | 12/16/04 | 12/10 (S) |
| Yemen (Aden) | -- | -- | 5/14/73 (F) | -- | 3/29-30/88 | ||
| Yemen (San'a) | -- | -- | -- | 1/31-2/1/75 (F) | 2/1/86 | ||
| 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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For more information see Census Dates for Countries and Areas of the World: 1945 to 2014
