Jon Wroth-Smith, statistician at the Office for National Statistics, continues our ongoing census series by discussing how important the UK censuses are and outlines the journey beyond filling in your census form.
Carrying out a Census is an enormous iran rcs data undertaking and a challenge for everyone involved to collect the best information we can about the whole population of England and Wales. I’m sure it’s been the same for everyone involved in carrying out the modern Census in this country, all the way back to 1801. and an online survey which is simple, straightforward and safe to complete but there are many more of us, while 220 years ago the population of England & Wales was only 8.9 million. In 2019 we estimated the population to be more than 59.4 million. Colleagues in Northern Ireland are also carrying out the Census in 2021, in Scotland in 2022.
As we begin to engage with more than 26 million households, we are also reminded of just how important the Census is.