Population & Housing census (Availability score over 20 years) by country
Population censuses collect data on the size, distribution and composition of population and information on a broad range of social and economic characteristics of the population. It also provides sampling frames for household and other surveys. Housing censuses provide information on the supply of housing units,...
Countries reporting
190
Highest
1 Availability score over 20 years
Angola
Lowest
0 Availability score over 20 years
Uzbekistan
Median
1 Availability score over 20 years
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
3,840
What the numbers show
Population & Housing census (Availability score over 20 years) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 1 Availability score over 20 years in Angola; the lowest is 0 Availability score over 20 years in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 Availability score over 20 years, and the mean is 0.8658 Availability score over 20 years.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 100.0%).
Population & Housing census: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Andorra | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Australia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Comoros | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | Mali | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Peru | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Togo | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | United States | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Armenia | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Burundi | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Bolivia | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Cameroon | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Congo | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | India | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Libya | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Malta | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 150 | Niger | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Nigeria | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Sudan | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | El Salvador | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Serbia | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | South Sudan | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Suriname | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Syria | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Chad | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Thailand | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Yemen | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Cuba | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 181 | Eritrea | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Iraq | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Lebanon | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Somalia | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Ukraine | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.5 Availability score over 20 years
About this data
Population censuses collect data on the size, distribution and composition of population and information on a broad range of social and economic characteristics of the population. It also provides sampling frames for household and other surveys. Housing censuses provide information on the supply of housing units, the structural characteristics and facilities, and health and the development of normal family living conditions. Data obtained as part of the population census, including data on homeless persons, are often used in the presentation and analysis of the results of the housing census. It is recommended that population and housing censuses be conducted at least every 10 years.