The Department of Census and Statistics has completed the final phase of this year’s Population and Housing Census, with data collection focusing on homeless individuals conducted yesterday (Dec. 18), between 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight.
According to Director General of the Department – Anoja Seneviratne, completion of this phase marks the conclusion of the 2024 census activities.
However, the next five days will be allocated for updating and finalizing the collected data, he adds.
The nationwide census began on October 07, and the department had urged households that have not been visited by census officers, to report their situation by calling the hotline 1901.
Seneviratne further confirmed that a preliminary report on the census findings will be released within a month following the conclusion of the data updating process.
