Before 1970, censuses were all conducted in one night. After 1970, however, there was greater financing provided to hire more enumerators and additional time was given to carry out the census. That year was known as the Year of Census for most countries and the information collected was tabulated and provided to the United Nations so that the world population and other indicators could be determined. For the first time in 1970, the census did more than merely count people, since additional questions were included to determine the level of poverty in the country. These vital statistics were later used to create national and regional development programs to raise the economic level of the poor countries and the people.
Table 5
Population by sex
Census 1816-2010
| Year | Male | Female | Total | Rate of increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 3,824 | |||
| 1823 | 2,495 | 1,612 | 4,107 | 7.4% |
| 1826 | 3,958 | 1,695 | 5,653 | 37.6% |
| 1829 | 2,636 | 1,599 | 4,235 | -25.1% |
| 1832 | 2,850 | 1,687 | 4,537 | 7.1% |
| 1835 | 1,422 | 1,121 | 2,543 | -43.9% |
| 1861 | 13,789 | 11,846 | 25,635 | 908.1% |
| 1871 | 12,603 | 12,107 | 24,710 | -3.6% |
| 1881 | 14,108 | 13,344 | 27,452 | 11.1% |
| 1891 | 16,268 | 15,203 | 31,471 | 14.6% |
| 1901 | 19,140 | 18,339 | 37,479 | 19.1% |
| 1911 | 20,374 | 20,084 | 40,458 | 7.9% |
| 1921 | 22,564 | 22,753 | 45,317 | 12.0% |
| 1931 | 25,524 | 25,823 | 51,347 | 13.3% |
| 1946 | 28722 | 30498 | 59220 | 15.3% |
| 1960 | 44,659 | 45,846 | 90,505 | 52.8% |
| 1970 | 60,091 | 59,843 | 119,934 | 32.5% |
| 1980 | 73,617 | 71,736 | 145,353 | 21.2% |
| 1991 | 96,325 | 93,068 | 189,393 | 30.3% |
| 2000 | 125,065 | 123,851 | 248,916 | 31.4% |
| 2010 | 161,220 | 161,221 | 322,441 | 29.5% |
