Saudi Arabia announces census in 2020

31/01/2019 Argaam

 

Saudi Economy and Planning Minister Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri said March 17, 2020, will be the start date for the Kingdom’s fifth General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments. 


Al-Tuwaijri’s announcement came during his speech at the inauguration ceremony of the 2020 census.

 

Saudi Arabia conducted its first official census in 1974, the second in 1992, the third in 2004 and the fourth in 2010. The Kingdom’s population was 27,136,977, as per that last census.

 

Al-Tuwaijri is also chairman of General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

Comments {{getCommentCount()}}

Be the first to comment

{{comment.FollowersCount}}
{{comment.CommenterComments}}

رد{{comment.DisplayName}} على {{getCommenterName(comment.ParentThreadID)}}

{{comment.DisplayName}} حساب موثّق

{{comment.ElapsedTime}}
{{comment.Replies.length}}
تعديل
loader Train
Report
loader Train
Sorry: the validity period has ended to comment on this news
Opinions expressed in the comments section do not reflect the views of Argaam. Abusive comments of any kind will be removed. Political or religious commentary will not be tolerated.