Census statistics help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services.
The population of England & Wales on Census Day, 27 March 2011, was 56,075,912.
Planning for the next census and beyond has already started.
Visit the Census Transformation Programme (CTP) webpages
CTP Latest - 22/10/2015: Beyond 2021 Research report
First research report to assess whether administrative data can be used to produce population and census statistics in the future.