Census

The recent census took place on the night ofSunday, April 23, 2006.  On that night everybody who was in the country was included in a census form, including people for example staying with friends or relatives, staying in a hotel, hospital, guesthouse or on board a vessel.

The forms were delivered during the month prior to Census Day and collected in the month following the census.

The forms were delivered and collected by census enumerators who were employed by the Central Statistics Office to carry out the census. Enumerators carried official identification and assisted with any difficulties people had in completing the census form.

Publication of Results:

The preliminary results of the 2006 Census were published on 19 July 2006, within three months of Census Day. All results of the 2006 Census will be made available within two years of Census Day.

The definitive population results, based on the scanned census forms, will be released between March and November 2007. The full range of census results will be released in a series of subject-matter volumes with simultaneous publication on the CSO website.

› The proposed publication schedule for the Census 2006 reports can be downloaded here (PDF 48KB)