The General Statistics Office started a national population and housing census on April 1 to evaluate national targets and indicators of sustainable development.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on March 13 requested thorough preparations for the once-in-a-decade national population and housing census that is scheduled to begin on April 1.
The fifth national population and housing census in Vietnam will be conducted in April 2019, according to a decision issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has launched the National Statistical Survey Programme, which consists of three national survey censuses and 11 statistical surveys.