1. Collection of national census data
Expert Group Meeting to
Review Critical Issues Relevant to the Planning of
the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses
15-17 September 2004
New York
Collection of national census data
through the United Nations Demographic Yearbook
Demographic and Social Statistics Branch
United Nations Statistics Division

2. Context Evaluate the impact of resolution 1995/7
Extent to which Member States have continued to provide census results to the United Nations and other appropriate intergovernmental agencies

3. Decline in the number of countries that provided data between the 1990 and 2000 census round

4. Differences between questionnaires in terms of response
Countries and areas (in percentage)

5. Country response varies from topic to topic within each questionnaire
Example: Population Censuses during the 2000 census round
Population
Marital status
Literacy, educational attainment and school attendance
Ethnicity, religion and language
Migrant stocks

6. Initiatives by the United Nations Statistics Division
Expert Group Meeting aimed at reviewing the United Nations Demographic Yearbook System (November 2003)
The 9 technical reports
The forthcoming database on census metadata and census topics
The forthcoming World’s Women: Progress in Statistics

7. Issues for the Expert Group
Given the current trend in responses to the 2000 census round, how effective was Resolution 1995/7?
What are the factors that contribute to the low provision of national census data to the United Nations?
What can the Expert Group recommend to ensure higher provision of data and metadata from Member States in the next round of censuses?