List of United Kingdom censuses

The  is, that is, held every 10 years, though there is provision in the for it to be held every five years. There are actually three censuses in the United Kingdom - in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, though they are often coordinated. The census records relate to the occupants of each household on the date given below:


 * - 10 March Tuesday
 * - 27 May Monday
 * - 28 May Monday (first census to include Ireland)
 * - 30 May Monday
 * - 6 June Sunday
 * - 30 March Sunday
 * - 7 April Sunday
 * - 2 April Sunday
 * - 3 April Sunday
 * - 5 April Sunday
 * - 31 March Sunday

Because the 100-year closure rule was instated after the 1911 census, it is now partially available through using the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The 1911 census will become more and more accessible until January 2012 when the entire census is due to be officially released. Other censuses after 1911 will not be affected by the Freedom of Information Act, as when these censuses were taken, the 100-year closure rule was already in place.


 * - 2 April Sunday (publication date 1 January )
 * - 19 June Sunday (publication date 1 January )
 * - 26 April Sunday (destroyed during )
 * - 29 September  National Registration (publication date 1 January )
 * - no census taken due to.
 * - 8 April (publication date 1 January )
 * - 23 April (publication date 1 January )
 * - 25 April (publication date 1 January )
 * - 5 April (publication date 1 January )
 * - 21 April (publication date 1 January )
 * - 29 April (publication date 1 January )