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Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
How countries can generate nationally-representative surveys by relying on publicly available high resolution geospatial data
The Office for National Statistics is the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. It is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national,...
Interactive map tool that visualises Census 2021 data on different topics down to a local authority area and neighbourhood level. This first version will contain population statistics and data from the demography and migration topic summary. This tool will be...
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
As part of the continuation of research into methods of estimating census topics based on administrative data and surveys beyond the 2021 Census, this analysis investigates our ability to produce estimates of the number of hosueholds, household size distributions and...
Summary of the 2021 Census QA processes, detailing QA steps and methods from first assessments to production of final estimates. It will outline the involvement of local authorities in the quality assurance process with a case study and discuss the...
How have different stakeholders shaped the census project since 2006?
How and why the Office for National Statistics (ONS) carried out statistical disclosure control on Census 2021 data.
National Statistics accreditation report for the England and Wales 2021 Census.
Technical information, notes and guidance on the surveys of the structure of the agricultural industry.
Following the publication in November 2022 of the 2021 Census estimates including ethnicity breakdowns, this release includes updates to the ethnicity analysis previously published on 27 October 2022.
Interactive map tool that visualises Census 2021 data on different topics down to a local authority area and neighbourhood level. This update will add change over time data from the 2011 Census across a number of topics.
Article about the history of the census in England and Wales over 220 years, from the first census in 1801 to 2021 and the future of population statistics.
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