Press release No. 33 of September 8, 2022

WIESBADEN - The 2022 Census, which is carried out by the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder, consists of a population census and a census of buildings and housing. Owners of residential property have answered 21.6 million questionnaires on their residential object since May 2022 in the census of buildings and housing. Nearly 8.3 million questionnaires have been completed in the face-to-face household interviews. These short personal interviews are performed to determine who lives at the addresses and in the households selected at random.

Statistical offices of the Länder send out reminders
Almost four months after the census reference date, not all citizens contacted have answered the questions about their households and of the census of buildings and housing. The statistical offices of the Länder are sending out formal reminders to those who have not yet complied with the obligation to provide information although they have been requested to do so. The legislators established the obligation to provide information for the 2022 Census in view of the high quality standard to be met by the census results. First letters are also still sent out, for instance to new owners who could be identified with the help of information provided by former owners contacted, in cases where ownership changed before the census reference date.
“We are committed to a very high quality standard regarding the 2022 Census results, which is also laid down in law,” says Dr. Georg Thiel, President of the Federal Statistical Office. “It is of paramount importance that all citizens contacted answer the questions and participate in the census. The reminders are sent out to remind everyone to take part in the census so that Germany will obtain reliable data for the future.”

The results of the census will be released in November 2023. When the surveys are finished in autumn 2022, the census data will be checked, processed and evaluated.

Further information on the 2022 Census and pictures for reproduction are provided at www.zensus2022.de. There you will also find sample questionnaires (in German) of the 2022 Census surveys. If you are interested, we will be pleased to find you interview partners to discuss census issues.

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