Census

The independence of the Office and data confidentiality were reinforced by the Statistics Act, 1993 (PDF 431KB) which constituted the CSO as a statutory body in the Civil Service. The public can therefore rest assuredthat the information they provide will be treated as strictly confidential by the CSO. It will only be used for statistical purposes, and the results will be prepared and disseminated in a fair and impartial manner.

The legal basis for taking the census is the Statistics (Census of Population) Order, 2005 which was made under the Statistics Act, 1993. Under Section 26 of the Statistics Act, 1993 you are obliged by law to complete a census form.