Which type of information about the population of any country is provided by census?

The census is a unique, wide-range activity, which takes place once a decade in the entire country. The purpose of the census is to collect information about the general population, in order to present a full and dependable picture of the population in the country; it also considers the housing conditions and demographic, social and economic characteristics. The information collected from the census includes data on age, gender, country of origin, year of immigration, marital status, housing conditions, marriage, number of children, education, employment, travel habits, etc.

The population census is the most in-depth information source on the population at the level of small localities, neighbourhoods in cities and small groups in the population. The data collected forms a basis of information that is obtainable to public and private elements, at the national and local level, which can be used for decision making in different fields of the sectors or societies in our economy.