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ECA Applauds Tanzania for its Record-Breaking Census Taking

31 October, 2022
ECA Applauds Tanzania for its Record-Breaking Census Taking

Dodoma, Tanzania, 31 October 2022 (ECA) - The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania launches the 2022 population and housing census initial results together with the Census Results Utilization Guidelines on 31 October 2022 at Jamhuri Stadium, Dodoma Region in Tanzania. The launch event was officiated by Her Excellence Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Also in attendance was Hon. Hemed Suleiman Abdulla, (MBM), Second Vice President of Zanzibar, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa (MP), Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Dr. Hussein A. Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Honourable and Dr. Philip I. Mpango, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Director of the African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oliver Chinganya, applauds Tanzania’s work on statistics during his intervention at the launch event. Because “Tanzania has shown the importance of data and statistics by ensuring that the census is fully funded. Providing the motivation for the Statistics office to produce more high-quality data required for development planning and monitoring national and local development plans.” Chinganya, explains that Tanzania is among the leading African countries in transforming statistical operations by undertaking the 2022 digital census. He also applauded the Tanzania government for its efficient and high-quality census-taking process, which was conducted in record time, with the delivery of census results being the fastest in the history of African census-taking.

President Hassan encouraged all government leaders to use the results of the population census in planning for the country's economic development and improving the welfare of the Tanzanian people.

The government of Tanzania completed its 6th Population and Housing Census from 23 August to 5 September 2022. For the first time, the census included the Housing Census and the Census of National Physical Addressing.

 

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