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Japan Population Census 1955

General Info

Original or alternative title 
昭和30年国勢調査
Provider 
National Statistics Center (Japan)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Japan (JPN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
October, 1955 - October, 1955
Data type
Census: De jure - Household - Individual - Nationally representative
Summary 

The Japan Population Census 1955 covered topics of employment, household size, and housing conditions. As of October 1, 1955, the total population of Japan was 90,076,594. Large-scale censuses are conducted every ten years in Japan, and simplified censuses (like the 1955 census) occur every 5 years after a large-scale census.

This source appears in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook.

Keywords 
Employment, Family composition, Family size, Housing conditions, Marital status, Occupations, Population, Population density

Citation

Contributors 
Bureau of Statistics (Japan)
Suggested citation 
Bureau of Statistics (Japan). Japan Population Census 1955.

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