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Census and household surveys in Africa: statistics office by country
Who publishes official statistics in 54 African countries, when the last population census was held, which household health surveys exist and where Afrobarometer has interviewed.
42
Covered by Afrobarometer
of 54 countries
10
Latest census before 2010
of 48 with a census year
5
No census on record
never held, or none in decades
5
No functional statistics office
on the official record
Year of the latest census, by country
Countries whose latest census is a single year in our source map, oldest first.
Source: each national statistics office, via our source map.PollsAfrica
| Country | Statistics office | Latest census | Next census | Latest DHS or MICS | Afrobarometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Office National des Statistiques (ONS) | 2008 | planned, postponed repeatedly since 2022 | MICS 2012-13 | not covered |
| Angola | Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) | 2014 | planned, delayed | DHS 2015-16 (IDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Benin | Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INStaD) | 2013 (RGPH-4) | planned | DHS 2017-18 (EDSB-V); MICS 2014 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Botswana | Statistics Botswana | 2022 | Not listed | No DHS or MICS; census and household surveys used | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Burkina Faso | Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INSD) | 2019 (RGPH) | Not listed | DHS 2021 (EDSBF-5) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Burundi | Institut de Statistiques et d'Etudes Economiques du Burundi (ISTEEBU) | 2008 | planned | DHS 2016-17 (EDSB-IV) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Cabo Verde | Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) | 2021 | Not listed | No recent DHS or MICS | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Cameroon | Bureau Central des Recensements et des Etudes de Population (BUCREP) | 2005 (RGPH) | planned, repeatedly delayed | DHS-MICS 2018 (EDS-MICS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Central African Republic | No functional national statistics office (statistics directorate under Ministry of Economy) | none since 1975 (micro-censuses and surveys only) | planned with UN support | MICS 2018-19 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Chad | Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Demographiques (INSEED) | 2009 (RGPH-3) | planned, delayed | MICS 2019 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Comoros | Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Demographiques (INSEED) | 2017 (RGPH) | Not listed | DHS 2012 (EDSC-II) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Congo | Centre National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (CNSEE) | 2023 (RGPH) (reported) | Not listed | DHS-MICS 2014-15 (EDS-MICS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) | 2021 (RGPH-5) | Not listed | DHS 2021 (EDS-CI-IV) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) | none (last partial census 1984; demographic surveys since) | planned with UNFPA support | DHS 2013-14 (EDS-RDC); MICS 2017-18 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Djibouti | No dedicated NSO (statistics department under Ministry of Finance and Economy) | 2009 (RGPH) | Not listed | MICS (not confirmed; DHS-equivalent planned) | not covered |
| Egypt | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) | 2017 | planned (2025-26 announced, not confirmed) | DHS 2021 (EDHS 2021, with MIS) | not covered |
| Equatorial Guinea | Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE) | 2015 | Not listed | MICS 2010-11 (reported) | not covered |
| Eritrea | No functional NSO (National Statistics and Evaluation Office defunct) | none since independence | Not listed | none | not covered |
| Eswatini | Central Statistical Office (CSO), Ministry of Economic Planning and Development | 2017 (PHC) | Not listed | MICS 2014 (reported) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS, formerly CSA) | 2007 | planned since 2023, postponed (security and logistics) | DHS 2016 (EDHS); Mini-DHS 2019 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Gabon | Direction Generale de la Statistique (DGS) | 2013 (RGPH-3) | Not listed | DHS 2019-20 (EDSG-III) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Gambia | Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) | 2013 (PHC) | 2023 census planned; completion not confirmed | DHS 2019-20 (GDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Ghana | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) | 2021 (PHC) | Not listed | DHS 2022 (GDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Guinea | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) | 2014 (RGPH-3) | Not listed | DHS 2018 (EDS-IV); DHS 2024 (reported) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) | 2009 (RGPH) | Not listed | MICS 2018-19 | not covered |
| Kenya | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) | 2019 | 2029 (constitutional 10-year cycle) | DHS 2022 (KDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Lesotho | Bureau of Statistics (BoS) | 2016 (PHC) | Not listed | DHS 2014 (LDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Liberia | Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) | 2022 | Not listed | DHS 2019-20 (LDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Libya | Bureau of Census and Statistics (planning ministry), non-functional since 2011 | 2006 | Not listed | MICS 2018 | not covered |
| Madagascar | Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) | 2018 (RGPH-3) | Not listed | No DHS; national demographic and health surveys via INSTAT (ENSOMD 2021) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Malawi | National Statistical Office (NSO) | 2018 | Not listed | DHS 2015-16 (MDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Mali | Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) | 2018 (RGPH) | Not listed | DHS 2018 (EDSMD-VI) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Mauritania | Office National de la Statistique (ONS) | 2013 (RGPH-4) | Not listed | MICS 2021 (reported) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Mauritius | Statistics Mauritius | 2022 | Not listed | No DHS or MICS; Statistics Mauritius runs the Household Budget and Living Conditions Survey | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Morocco | Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP) | 2024 (RGPH) | Not listed | DHS 2017-18 (with PAPFAM series) | not covered |
| Mozambique | Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) | 2017 | Not listed | AIS/MIS 2022-23 (Inquerito de Indicadores Multiplos e de Saude) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Namibia | Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) | 2023 | Not listed | DHS 2013 (NDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Niger | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) | 2023 (RGPH-5) | Not listed | DHS 2012 (EDS-N-IV); next round reported in progress | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Nigeria | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) | 2006 | planned repeatedly since 2023, postponed | DHS 2023-24 (NDHS, final report 2024) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Rwanda | National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) | 2022 (August 2022) | Not listed | DHS 2019-20 (RDHS-6) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) | 2022 (reported) | Not listed | MICS 2019 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Senegal | Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Demographie (ANSD) | 2023 (RGPHAE-5) | Not listed | DHS 2023 (EDS-Continuous, in progress at retrieval) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Seychelles | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) | 2022 (reported) | Not listed | No DHS or MICS; NBS runs the Population and Housing Census and household surveys | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Sierra Leone | Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL) | 2021 (Mid-Term Census); full census 2015 | Not listed | DHS 2019 (SLDHS); MICS 2017 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Somalia | No functional NSO (Directorate of National Statistics planned under the statistical system law) | none (a census supported by UNFPA was in preparation) | planned with UNFPA support | SHDS 2020 (Somali Health and Demographic Survey, by UNFPA and partners) | not covered |
| South Africa | Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) | 2022 | Not listed | SADHS 2016; next round reported in preparation | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| South Sudan | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS, formerly SSCCSE) | none since independence | planned with UN support, delayed by conflict | none (only modular and humanitarian surveys) | not covered |
| Sudan | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) | 2008 | Not listed | MICS 2014 | not covered |
| Tanzania | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) | 2022 (August 2022) | Not listed | DHS-MIS 2022 (TDHS-MIS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Togo | Direction Generale de la Statistique et de la Comptabilite Nationale (DGSCN) | 2022 (RGPH-5) | Not listed | MICS 2017 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Tunisia | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) | 2014 (RGPH) | planned 2024-25, postponed | MICS 2018 | not covered |
| Uganda | Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | 2024 | Not listed | DHS 2016 (UDHS); MIS 2018-19 | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Zambia | Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) | 2022 (August 2022) | Not listed | DHS 2018 (ZDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) | 2022 | Not listed | DHS 2015 (ZDHS) | covered (Round 9, 2021-2023) |
Sources: each national statistics office, the DHS Program and UNICEF MICS program pages, and Afrobarometer round coverage, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Offices whose website was offline on that date are still listed with their published address. See our methods. Related: research permits and data protection.