Sierra Leone starts countdown to digital census
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thecalabashnewspaper
Sierra Leone has begun the 50-day countdown to its first fully digital population and housing census. Data collection will start on 2 December 2026, after census night on 1 December, as authorities complete preparations and staff training, according to Thecalabashnewspaper.
Sierra Leone launched the 50-day countdown to its population and housing census on 12 October 2026. The census is scheduled to be conducted entirely digitally. The ceremony was held at the Miatta Civic Centre in Freetown, with Statistics Sierra Leone, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, The Calabash Newspaper reports.
The national count is due to begin on census night, 1 December 2026. The authorities and their partners called for public cooperation in the operation, the country’s first survey of this kind conducted entirely using digital tools. Sierra Leone had received 25,000 tablets to prepare for the 2026 census.
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