Nicaragua Population and Housing Census 2005
General Info
Original or alternative title
Nicaragua Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2005
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
May, 2005 - June, 2005
Data type
Census:
De jure - Household - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural 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 results of the Nicaragua 2005 Census of Population and Housing focused on geographic distribution and population change. The total population of Nicaragua in 2005 was 5,142,098.
Keywords
Absenteeism, Adult mortality, Agriculture, Assets, Causes of death, Child mortality, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hours worked, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Infant mortality, International migration, Internet, Lighting, Literacy, Live births, Mass media, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Occupations, Population, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Waste disposal, Water supply
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Department for International Development (DFiD) (United Kingdom), Government of Japan, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Center (CELADE), National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Nicaragua), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United States Census Bureau (USCB). Nicaragua Population and Housing Census 2005.