NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Population Census of the United Republic of Tanzania Geography United Republic of Tanzania (TZA) Coverage type Country Time period covered 08/1978 - 08/1978 Data type Census: De factoHouseholdIndividualNationally 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. This Tanzania census was conducted on August 26-27, 1978, and is a de facto census. Two questionnaires were used, a general and a detailed census, with the detailed questionnaire used on a sample of the total population. Keywords Agriculture, Birth place, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Fishing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, International migration, Literacy, Livestock, Marital status, Mortality, Occupations, Parental survival, Summary birth history, Water supply, Population Citation Contributors Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania) Suggested citation Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Tanzania Population Census 1978. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 26, 2024