[Organization]

Centro de Investigaciones Económicas

[Title]

Uruguay’s 2023 Combined Census: Integrating administrative registers and traditional enumeration 

[Abstract]

Uruguay’s 2023 Combined Census pioneered a hybrid methodology that merged traditional field enumeration with administrative register data to achieve a more complete population count. This article analyzes the institutional, legal, and technical conditions that enabled Uruguay’s success – including a strong legal mandate for data sharing, a robust unique ID system, and an integrated data infrastructure – and details the methods and outcomes of the combined census. 

[URL]

https://cinve.org.uy/uruguays-2023-combined-census-integrating-administrative-registers-and-traditional-enumeration/