For the past 200 years the once-a-decade census has been the benchmark for measuring the number of people in the country, but do improvements in technology and greater availability of data now mean that change is on the horizon?  

In the latest episode of Statistically Speaking we discuss how the ONS has been working to transform the way we count the population, using new datasets to give more accurate, timely, and detailed measurements. We also look ahead to a major consultation exercise starting on June 29. 

Video 

To find out more about ONS proposals for delivering population and migration statistics in the future, you can also watch our transformation journey video.  

Also available with British Sign Language (BSL), and in Welsh, with BSL. 

Events 

The National Statistician, Professor Sir Ian Diamond will be leading consultation launch events in London and Cardiff. 

We will be running webinars specifically for both local government representatives and voluntary, community, faith and charity representatives. These are being promoted separately directly to those audiences. 

For more information, please contact external.affairs@ons.gov.uk.