Census 2001: the most comprehensive survey of the UK population
Use this website to learn more about the 2001 Census in England and Wales. See similar sites for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The most recent Census was on 29 April 2001. See the 2001 Census form, and the topics covered in the findings. Plans are being made to hold the next one in 2011.
Census News
Latest news from the Census
Latest news about the planning and conduct of the next Census in 2011.
Census News archive
Census News featured information about the preparation, planning, conduct and results from the 2001 Census. Initially a paper publication, the production and release of Census News was revised in March 2002 to make it primarily a web based publication and news update service. 6,000 readers took advantage of this service. An archive of the web based news items, in addition to the old style paper based Census News publications provided as PDF files is available.