Census

World News

Montenegro census could see return of Serbian language to schools and official use

The authorities in Montenegro say that more than 50 per cent of citizens will claim to speak Serbian, which could return the Serbian language to schools and official use in the country.

03/12/2023

United Kingdom

Minority identify as Christian in England and Wales for the first time

Some 46.2% of the population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian, down from 59.3% in 2011.

29/11/2022

Culture news

Dinnae wheesht: Scots language campaigners speak up for census return

There's been a revival of the Scots language in recent years, with an estimated 1.5 million speakers. Campaigners say a new census this month will give them even more status and services.

15/03/2022

Nature

Why are elephant populations increasing in Kenya?

There has been a 12 per cent surge in elephant numbers since the last figures were recorded in 2014.

01/09/2021

USA

US becoming more diverse, new census data shows

The proportion of white people went from just over 63% in 2010 to just under 58%, the lowest on record.

13/08/2021

Nature

A census of sea slugs is helping scientists to track climate change

Researchers in Australia are counting nudibranchs in a bid to better understand global warming.

15/02/2021

USA

Administration tells judge 'all available options' being considered to add citizenship question

The Trump Administration notified a federal judge Friday that government lawyers are looking at "all available options" for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census form that goes to every U.S. household.

05/07/2019

USA

Fact check: Trump's claims about the citizenship question on the census

The president's comments come as the administration is trying to figure out a way to include the question.

05/07/2019

USA

Trump: Census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

"Report would be meaningless and a waste of the $Billions (ridiculous) that it costs to put together!" Trump wrote in a morning tweet.

01/04/2019