In total, three million people will be counted, with teams knocking on doors to gather information from every household.

For that, teachers and government workers were offered around $262 to work during the weeks of census-taking.
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The country will hold its first census in 15 years, after counting 1.21 billion inhabitants in the 2011 census.
By , in Asia · 05 Sep 2026, 18:33 · 2 Comments
In total, three million people will be counted, with teams knocking on doors to gather information from every household.

For that, teachers and government workers were offered around $262 to work during the weeks of census-taking.
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What? Did you miss a few sentences?
Ladies and Gentlemen: this is considered 'journalism'!
LMAO
By Hart from Lisbon on 06 Sep 2026, 06:24
Identifying the country concerned might be of interest to some readers.
Clarification as to why the census would be recorded in copper-plate handwriting would also be welcome.
By Simon Rollason from Beiras on 07 Sep 2026, 11:03