NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title RMI Census of Population and Housing 2021 Provider Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (Marshall Islands)Tabulations only Geography Marshall Islands (MHL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 08/2021 - 11/2022 Data type Census: De jureHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representativeUrban-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 Marshall Islands 2021 Census of Population and Housing collected data via questionnaires covering agriculture, education, disability, social characteristics, fertility and mortality, and persons in institutional living quarters. Control forms were used to generate preliminary counts, and manuals were prepared to guide enumeration teams. Data collection began in the urban centers and dispersed to the outer islands. Keywords Agriculture, Assets, Cognitive impairment, Cooking fuels, Education, Electricity, Environmental hazards, Ethnicity, Fertility, Fishing, Housing materials, Income, Internet, Languages, Lighting, Limited mobility, Literacy, Livestock, Mortality, Population, Religion, Sanitation, Telecommunications, Telephones, Transportation, Water supply Citation Contributors Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (Marshall Islands) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Funders U.S. Department of the Interior Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Government of the Marshall Islands Suggested citation Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (Marshall Islands), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Marshall Islands Census 2021. GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 10, 2023