22.5 million Malaysians enumerated during Census 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22.5 million out of 32.7 million Malaysians or 68.9 per cent have completed the Malaysia Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020). Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the online census (e-Census) and data collection using the computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) method […]
Census 2020: Face-to-face interviews postponed
PUTRAJAYA: The face-to-face interviews for the Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020), which are being conducted nationwide until June 30, have been postponed to a new date, to be announced later. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), in a statement, said the move was taken to support the government’s efforts to curb and […]
Do the census to have more schools, clinics
When the latest response rate to the e-Census 2020 was released a few days ago, a curious piece of information stood out. Kuala Lumpur recorded a response rate of only 32.8 percent. Why is this peculiar, you ask? Due to the pandemic and movement control order (MCO), the Malaysia Population and Housing Census (Census 2020) […]
Second phase of state census until May
KUCHING: The second phase of the Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census of Malaysia 2020) in Sarawak which involves targeted groundwork will be carried out from this month until May. State Malaysian Statistics Department director Dayang Rozana Abang Hassan said the census will be done in compliance with the pandemic standard operating procedures (SOPs). […]
Only 10.45 million Malaysians responded; e-Census still open
KUALA LUMPUR: As at Feb 21, 2021, about 10.45 million or 35 per cent of 32.7 million Malaysians have completed the Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020), said Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said although the online method or e-Census was still open, there were […]
Phase two of Census 2020 to be rescheduled
PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) will reschedule the implementation of the second phase of the Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 which involve face-to-face interviews. Chief Statistician and Census 2020 Commissioner Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the rescheduling of the second phase of the census, which was initially set from Jan […]
e-Census online pre-registration ends Sept 30
PUTRAJAYA: The first phase of pre-registration for the online Population and Housing Census 2020 (e-Census) will end at 11.59 pm tomorrow. Cencus 2020 commissioner, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said those who have pre-registered and received the Invitation Code (IC), and those who have obtained the IC from e-Census clinics could fill in the […]
Census 2020 has almost 500K respondents
KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 500,000 Malaysians have begun to file the Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020) online (e-Census) since July 7, said Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. However, he said the number was still below the target considering the recorded number of the Malaysian population […]
Census vital to Sarawak
KUCHING: The ongoing national census has an important bearing on national development and Sarawak in particular, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. Singling out the relatively low level of average household income in Sarawak, he said the high-income per capita figure for Sarawak did not reflect the true picture of the distribution […]
Agong is first respondent in Census 2020
PUTRAJAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today consented to be the first respondent in the Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020). In a short video clip shown at the launch of the Census 2020 by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here […]
