Background to the 1950 censuses of population

Abstract

The census of population has a long tradition, going back to the days of antiquity. Though the process was not always known as a "census," its first purpose was to supply a count of the people. Gradually, the purpose of the population census has been modified to meet the changing needs of society. Thus, the modern census has no administrative uses similar to those of the Roman census of 2000 years ago.

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