Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was briefed on January 19 on the progress of organizing and conducting the population and agricultural census, according to the presidential press service.
The census is being carried out from January 15 to February 28 in two stages. During the first stage, from January 15 to 31, citizens can take part in the census online. In the second stage, from February 4 to 28, members of the “neighborhood seven” will begin door-to-door visits and complete questionnaires using tablets, The Caspian Post reports, citing Uzbek media.
The online census is being conducted through the portal census.stat.uz, with identification via the OneID system. Data are monitored using a geographic information system. For this purpose, geolocations of more than 7.6 million households and residential properties have been created nationwide, and special monitoring dashboards have been developed. These tools make it possible to track the progress of the census in real time.
“All information provided by citizens is protected in accordance with the requirements of the law. Personal data are confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes,” the statement said.
To conduct the census, 14 regional headquarters and 208 district and city headquarters have been established. Around 60,000 enumerators have been prepared. In particular, the process involves 54,000 representatives of the “neighborhood seven,” 2,600 reserve staff, and 4,000 members of territorial headquarters. In addition, 480 trainers from ministries and agencies, as well as 3,200 university volunteers, have undergone training.
To inform the public, 110 explanatory videos and 600 television segments have been produced. A total of 6,300 informational materials have been published on social media, while more than 23,000 materials have been placed in areas of mass gathering and on public transport.
As of now, 2.48 million households, along with 31,000 farms and agricultural enterprises, have completed the census via the census.stat.uz portal.
The president stressed the need to ensure high-quality census work, guarantee the reliability of the data, and promote their broad use in state planning.
As reported earlier, the population and agricultural census is not only a tool for collecting statistical data. Through this process, the state expects to obtain accurate information on population size and age structure, as well as data on land areas, livestock, and types of crops in agriculture.
“This will make it possible to formulate public policy correctly, use resources efficiently, and lay the foundation for the development of each region,” the National Statistics Committee previously noted.
After the census is completed, a unified database will be created covering the population’s demographic composition, migration processes, family status, types of economic activity, and sources of income.
Uzbekistan’s last population census was conducted in 1989.
