The role of general census of population and housing in achieving comprehensive development in Algeria

Abstract

Censuses play an important role in processing development issues through its significant role in highlighting the statistical data for various demographic characteristics, social and economic of society, and so by doing a general census operation of population and habitation , which is one of the largest statistical operations, carried out by the states, and the most important and therefore reliable in the formulation of development programs and fill their needs in the field of population policy and habitation. Algeria is among the oldest Arab and African countries that organised a census of population and habitation system and with the advent of the French colonization of Algeria and it occupied in 1830. It knew 21 censuses during the colonial period and five censuses after independence from 1962 to the current day. These censuses differed among themselves in terms of accuracy, Totalitarianism and its goal in achieving comprehensive development in Algeria.
In this context, we will try through this research paper, to highlight the role of the general of population and housing in achieving comprehensive development in Algeria, and its importance in providing data and information for making a strategy program of development.

DOI: 10.15551/lsgdc.v42i0.16