Based on the Council of Ministers initial approval No. (7), it is decided to conduct the
Qatar 2015 Mini-Census of Population, Housing and Establishment, according to the
recommendations of the United Nations. This is the 5th census in the series of
population censuses in the State of Qatar which has been conducted by the Planning and
Statistics Authority (formally MDPS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality
and Urban Planning. The 1st census conducted in 1986, the 2nd in 1997, the 3rd in 2004,
and the 4th in 2010. This census is a very large and very important statistical work in
that it covers all elements of society. It provides data and information on recent
indicators of interest to planners, researchers, decision-makers and policy-makers,
while meeting their needs of information to establish various development programs to
serve the Nation, citizens, and all members of the community. The successful
implementation of the census requires thorough planning for all stages. In order to
achieve this goal and in view of PSA keenness to keep up with with the latest up-to-date
technological developments, the palmtop computers or the Personal Digital Assistants
(PDA›S) will be used in the field data collection phase. Then, administrative data from
other Ministries will be collected and matched to Census data.
