<P> The census in the United Kingdom is decennial , that is , held every ten years , although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more . There have only been two occasions where the census has not been decennial : There was no census in 1941 due to the war ; and a mini-census using a ten percent sample of the population was conducted on 24 April 1966 . There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom - in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland , although they are often coordinated . From 1821 until 1911 , the census included the whole of Ireland . </P>
<P> The census in the United Kingdom is decennial , that is , held every ten years , although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more . There have only been two occasions where the census has not been decennial : There was no census in 1941 due to the war ; and a mini-census using a ten percent sample of the population was conducted on 24 April 1966 . There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom - in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland , although they are often coordinated . From 1821 until 1911 , the census included the whole of Ireland . </P>
how often do we have a census in the uk
how often do we have a census in the uk
every ten years
every ten years