Burkina Faso General Population Census 1985
General Info
Original or alternative title
Recensement Général de la Population 1985
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
December, 1985 - December, 1985
Data type
Census:
De facto - De jure - Household - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The 1985 Burkina Faso census was both de facto and de jure. The census days were from December 10-20, 1985, and data were collected through face-to-face interviews.
Keywords
Agriculture, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Fishing, Health care personnel, Hearing loss, Household deaths, International migration, Lab personnel, Languages, Literacy, Marital status, Mining, Mortality, Occupations, Physicians, School enrollment, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Teachers, Traditional healers, Vision loss, Population
Citation
Suggested citation
National Institute of Statistics and Demography (Burkina Faso). Burkina Faso General Population Census 1985.