About the census

1. What is the census?

   What the census is, who runs it, and why it takes place.

2. History of Scotland's Census

   Chart the history of the census in Scotland from the first official population count in 1801.

3. Your privacy

   How we keep the information you provide in your census return private and confidential.

4. UK census data

   How we work closely with the other UK census authorities to harmonise our approach.

5. Planning the 2022 census

   Background, design and methodology for planning the next census in 2022.

6. 2011 census

   Research, methodologies, and geographies for the 2011 census.

7. 2001 census

   Background, research, methodologies, and geographies for the 2011 census.

8. Revisions and corrections

   Revisions and corrections to published census data.

9. Metadata A to Z