RIYADH: Economy and Planning Minister Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri on Wednesday said March 17, 2020, will be the start date for the Kingdom’s fifth General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments.
Al-Tuwaijri, who is also chairman of the board of directors of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), made the announcement during his speech at the inauguration ceremony of the 2020 census.
Dr. Fahd Al-Sahefi, head of GASTAT, addressed the importance of the census and reviewed efforts to prepare for it.
As part of the preparations, GASTAT organized a forum, which included workshops, to raise awareness about the importance of the census.
The census will provide a broad base of data to be used as a reliable basis for conducting studies and research required by the Kingdom’s development programs and plans.
The census will also provide statistical data and indicators to measure changes in population characteristics, and to conduct local, regional and international comparisons.
Saudi Arabia conducted its first official census in 1974, the second in 1992, the third in 2004 and the fourth in 2010. As of the last census, the Kingdom’s population was 27,136,977.
2020 Saudi census announced
2020 Saudi census announced
- March 17, 2020 will be the start date for the census
Saudi crown prince discusses Mideast situation with Turkish, British, Cypriot leaders
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had separate phone conversations with the leaders of Turkiye, UK, Cyprus about the ongoing Middle East crisis, the Saudi Press Agency reported early on Saturday.
During Crown Prince Mohammed and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone conversation, the crown prince expressed the Kingdom’s condemnation of the Iranian attacks targeting Turkiye, and affirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for all the measures Ankara takes to safeguard its security and territorial integrity.
The crown prince and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the latest developments in the region and their repercussions on regional and international security.
Starmer also affirmed that the UK stands by Saudi Arabia in the face of the Iranian attacks targeting its territory, and supports all measures taken by the Kingdom to preserve its sovereignty, stability and territorial integrity.
The crown prince and President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides discussed the latest developments in the region and their repercussions on security and stability. They also emphasized their rejection of any actions that could undermine the region’s security and stability.
