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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Helping El Salvador Conduct Its First Census in 17 Years
When El Salvador decided to conduct its first population and housing census in 17 years, the country’s census agency requested technical assistance from the U.S. Census Bureau’s International Programs Center.
The United States has conducted a decennial census since 1790 – and it’s still a monumental, ever-evolving task.
A census is typically the largest peacetime operation governments conduct to gather information about their nations’ diversity, health, wealth, education and other factors. It demands a lot of planning, resources, stakeholder coordination and political will to collect census data and disseminate the results.
The global celebration of World Population Day today highlights the significance of population censuses.
Continue reading to learn more about:
- The El Salvador Census
- Challenges our International Programs Center faced
- How our International Programs Center helps other countries
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