The 2022 Census will incorporate a number of innovations intended to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and timeliness. The final outcome of these innovations will be the completion of the census within eight weeks, a first for any census in Belize, and the publication of the first set of results by the end of 2022. These include:

  • Use of tablets for data collection
  • Real-time monitoring of key indicators for quality control
  • Use of teams for data collection
  • Production of multidimensional poverty indices using census data
  • Use of mapping and GIS information in the field
  • Integrated Human Resources/Payment computer applications
  • Publication of several thematic reports focused on key topics covered in the census, instead of one lengthy Census Report