1. Plans for the 2021 Population and Housing Census
TCG Meeting
16 June 2017
Budapest
Muharrem Gürleyen GÖK
TurkStat

2. Contents Negative features of the previous censuses
Plans for the 2021 PHC
Background
Preparatory works
Data sources

3. Negative Features of the Traditional PCs
14 traditional population censuses ( )
No information on usual residence (de jure)
One-day application with national curfew
Need of a large number of staff
High cost
Overcounting
Long duration of data processing (around 3.5 years)
Population statistics are available within 5-10 year interval

4. Negative Features of the 2011 PHC
Census with combined method
Difficulty in hiring and training of a large group of field staff for a short term work
Difficulty in collecting data on mortality, labour force and migration with inexperienced staff
Relatively high cost
Not being able to produce estimations for small geographic levels based on sample survey
Lack of interest and support of municipalities
Rising concern about confidentiality and privacy

5. Plans for 2021 PHC
With the goal of producing more timely, less costly, more useful and annual population statistics:
Changing the census methodology from combined to register based.
Using the LFS data by combining them with related registers.
Producing census data on 1 km2 grids.

6. Background
Completion of the Central Civil Registration System (MERNIS) including unique ID numbers: 2002
Setting up the National Address Database (NAD): 2006
Establishment of the Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS): 2007
Creating the National Education Statistics Database (NESD): 2008

7. Background
Producing annual population statistics according to ABPRS: 10 years,
Utilizing administrative registers for the first time for census purposes: 2011
Setting up the Institutional Living Quarters Address Database: 2012
Transforming the National Address Database to Spatial Address Registration System (SARS) by adding coordinate information to addresses:
Starting the preparations for the 2021 PHC: 2014

8. Preparatory Works Technical assistance: 2013-2014
Study visits (Poland, Netherlands): 2014
A Project Group was established: 2014
4 working groups (demography, labour force, housing, disability)
Cooperation of experts from different fields within the TurkStat
Determining the administrative registers and variables usable for census purposes
To conduct studies on producing statistics from administrative registers

9. Preparatory Works
Studies are being done on producing new statistics from ABPRS
Place of birth: 2015
Types of households: 2016
Reason for internal migration: 2018
2021 PHC and related issues were added to term Official Statistical Programme: 2016
Census methodology (no more field application)
Necessity to establish data bases on disability, buildings and dwellings
Working on the available administrative registers (Registers of Social Security Institution and Revenue Administration)

10. Registers to be used
Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS)
Population of localities
Age, sex
Literacy and educational attainment
Nationality
Legal marital status
Place of birth
Internal migration
Reason for internal migration (2018)
Household types, size of households
Relationships between household members
Births, deaths

11. Registers to be used
National Address Database (NAD) + Spatial Address Registration System (SARS)
Type of the building
Type of the living quarter
Number of floors in the building
Spatial data
Building permits (Construction permits, Occupancy permits)
Floor space, number of rooms
Construction year
Construction material
Type of heating and main type of energy used
Installations in the buildings (piped water, waste water, lift, piped gas, electricity, hot water etc.)

12. Registers to be used
Registers of Social Security Institution (Labour force status, economic activity)
Tax records
Farmer Registration System
Registers of Turkish Unemployment Agency (Applications for work and unemployment benefits)
Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Registers of persons with disabilities
Social assistance records
Registers of Ministry of Education and Higher Education Council
Land Registry and Cadastre Information System

13. Thank you...