2020 census likely postponed due to Covid-19

The Government Statistician just announced that timelines for the census may have to be adjusted in response to the pandemic.

Current restrictions on social gatherings and the recommendations to limit movement understandably have implications for census activities as thousands of enumerators need to be trained and deployed.

PHC 2020: You count, Get counted

District Census Implementation Committees (DCIC) are being inaugurated all over the country. One of the features of the 2020 PHC is the decentralization of operations to the district level. Each district in the country is to have a DCIC to oversee the conduct of the census within their district. The committee's responsibilities include sensitization and raising awareness on the census, recruitment of enumerators from the district, facilitation of conflict resolution and acquisition of office space for coordination of district census activities etc. The main purpose of the DCIC is to ensure that the census exercise is carried out successfully and all persons who spend census night in their district are enumerated.

Today we outline why it is important that everyone be enumerated in a census in our PHC 2020 series.

Our countdown to the 2020 census continues...

We are counting down to Ghana's 2020 Population and Housing Census by reflecting on the importance of this exercise. 

According to the United Nations, “The population and housing census is part of an integrated national statistical system, which may include other censuses (for example, agriculture), surveys, registers and administrative files. It provides, at regular intervals, the benchmark for population count at national and local levels. For small geographical areas or sub-populations, it may represent the only source of information for certain social, demographic and economic characteristics. For many countries the census also provides a solid framework to develop sampling frames.”

Census Night is 28th June 2020

The Ghana Statistical Service has announced that Census Night is 28th June.

What is census night? The second in our series of census-related info-graphics tells us about the census and the different activities that make up the census exercise.

Ghana's 2020 Population and Housing Census

Ghana is preparing for the 2020 Population and Housing Census (2020 PHC). The information that will be collected from the census will produce a wealth of data on the Ghanaian population including:

• Population size
• Population structure
• Spatial distribution of the population
• Socioeconomic status of the population
• Living conditions of the population

Our latest info-graphic is the first in a series that will highlight the importance of censuses and what to expect from the upcoming Population and Housing census in Ghana.