Malaysia Census 2020 field work to resume
KUCHING: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) here has resumed its face-to-face operations for the Population and Housing Census Malaysia 2020 (Malaysia Census 2020) beginning Aug 16 to Oct 31. Sarawak DOSM director Dayang Rozana Abang Hassan said previously, face-to-face interviews were postponed due to the re-emergence of Covid-19 cases. She added that resumption was […]
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 […]
Births down in Q3
KUCHING: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) has recorded a decrease in births in the third quarter of this year compared to the third quarter of last year. Commenting on the report, Chief Statistician Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said based on the recent population registration, Malaysia’s population in the third quarter of […]
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 […]
Register for e-Census online
BY COLINNA RADANG KUCHING: The public are asked to register for the e-Census which is implemented by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) online. Sarawak Statistics Department director, Dayang Rozana Abang Hassan said the online registration was in line with the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. “Through this method, […]
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 […]
