The population and housing census is regarded as the most significant and gigantic statistical activity in most countries of the world including Bangladesh. According to the United Nations Guidelines, “A population census is the total process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, disseminating and analyzing demographic, economic and social data at the smallest geographic level pertaining, at a specified time, to all persons in a country or a well-delimited part of a country.”

The Population and Housing Census consists in mainly two parts:

(1) The Population Census, which provides socio-economic and demographic information on every person living in a country at a point of time, down to the smallest geographical/ administrative unit;

(2) The Housing Census, which provides data on all dwelling units prevailing in a country, their conditions and facilities available, down to the smallest geographical/ administrative unit.

More information: 

Survey documentation for Population and Housing Census

Master Plan for Population and Housing Census 2021

Preliminary Report on Population and Housing Census 2022