List of United Kingdom censuses - wikipedia List of United Kingdom censuses 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. Contents 1 Previous censuses 1.1 Published censuses 1.2 Unpublished censuses 2 References 3 See also Previous censuses Published censuses The census records which have been published relate to the occupants of each household on the date given below : United Kingdom Census 1801 - Tuesday, 10 March United Kingdom Census 1811 - Monday, 27 May United Kingdom Census 1821 - Monday, 28 May United Kingdom Census 1831 - Monday, 30 May United Kingdom Census 1841 - Sunday, 6 June United Kingdom Census 1851 - Sunday, 30 March United Kingdom Census 1861 - Sunday, 7 April United Kingdom Census 1871 - Sunday, 2 April United Kingdom Census 1881 - Sunday, 3 April United Kingdom Census 1891 - Sunday, 5 April United Kingdom Census 1901 - Sunday, 31 March United Kingdom Census 1911 - Sunday, 2 April National Registration Act 1939 - Friday, 29 September Second World War ( Published 2 Nov 2015 ) Unpublished censuses Because the 100 - year closure rule was established after the 1911 census, information in later censuses will not be released until the dates stated. United Kingdom Census 1921 - Sunday, 19 June ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2022 ) United Kingdom Census 1931 - Sunday, 26 April ( destroyed in a fire in 1942, which was not caused by enemy action and appears to have been an accident ; the Scottish Census for this year survived as it was stored in Edinburgh ) United Kingdom Census 1941 - no census taken due to World War II. United Kingdom Census 1951 - 8 April ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2052 ) United Kingdom Census 1961 - 23 April ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2062 ) United Kingdom Census 1966 - 24 April mini-census using a ten percent sample ( publication date 1 January 2067 ) United Kingdom Census 1971 - 25 April ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2072 ) United Kingdom Census 1981 - 5 April ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2082 ) United Kingdom Census 1991 - 21 April ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2092 ) United Kingdom Census 2001 - 29 April ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2102 ) United Kingdom Census 2011 - 27 March ( scheduled publication date 1 January 2112 ) References Jump up ^ 1931 Census See also Census of Ireland, 1911 Census in the United Kingdom Censuses Published 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 Ireland 1939 Unpublished 1921 1931 1951 1961 1966 1971 1981 1991 2011 Future 2021 Census Acts 1800 1900 1920 1969 ( Northern Ireland ) 1991 2000 See Also Annual Population Survey Beyond 2011 Census Enumerators ' Books UK Data Service Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_Kingdom_censuses&oldid=750044257 '' Categories : Demographics of the United Kingdom Censuses in the United Kingdom United Kingdom - related lists Genealogy Irish genealogy Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from February 2015 Use British English from February 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 November 2016, at 15 : 00. About Wikipedia

Question: how often do they do a census uk
Answer: decennial, that is, held every ten years