Census to be conducted from 18 August to 14 September 2022

The Government of the Republic of #Zambia has issued a Statutory Instrument to gazette the period 18 August, 2022 to 14 September, 2022 as the official dates for the country to undertake the 6th National Census of Population and Housing.

The Statutory Instrument (No. 92 of 2021) was signed by the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, MP, and gazetted on 31st December, 2021, to enable the Zambia #Statistics Agency (ZamStats) to conduct the Census.

The designation of Census dates is an enabler for #ZamStats to intensify preparations. ZamStats is mandated to conduct the Census of #Population and #Housing (CPH) every ten years as per Statistics Act No. 13 of 2018.

The upcoming CPH will adopt the Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (#CAPI) technique. This will involve gathering information with the use of an electronic questionnaire, on #computer tablets. This is an improvement on the previous Censuses which were paper-based and is meant to introduce cost effectiveness in the collection and processing of data.

#ZamStats will soon release the Census roadmap, outlining key activities leading to the 2022 National Census of Population and Housing.

Census 2022, Everyone Counts.

Issued by:

Felix Nkulukusa

Secretary to the #Treasury

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND NATIONAL #PLANNING