The Director General of the Department of Statistics, Haider Freihat, said the main results of the General Population and Housing Census will be announced during the first quarter of 2027. Data collection will continue throughout November to complete unfinished counting operations, with the process expected to close at the beginning of December 2026.
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In remarks broadcast by Al-Mamlaka on Saturday, Freihat said the original deadline for completing field counting was October 31. However, completing the process could require an additional two or possibly three weeks. He stressed that census teams would not close any enumeration area until they had verified that all households and families in the area had been covered.
Jordan has been divided into approximately 24,000 enumeration areas. The process follows a sequence beginning with the area, followed by buildings, apartments, households and individuals. An area is not considered complete until all households within it have been counted.
Freihat said the census operations room is monitoring data collection and correcting errors immediately during the process, noting that this mechanism is being used for the first time in the current census.
He also highlighted the use of technology at various stages of the census, including smart questionnaires, tablet computers and databases. Artificial intelligence is also being used to ensure data quality, while smart systems are being employed to monitor the performance of statistical researchers and verify the accuracy of questions and answers.
Regarding public participation, Freihat said most interactions with census researchers had been characterized by welcome and cooperation. A limited number of people, however, expressed concerns that the census might be linked to income, taxes or salaries. He stressed that the questionnaire does not include any questions about income.
He explained that questions about the availability of certain appliances and services, such as refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, water and electricity, are not intended for economic or tax purposes. Rather, they are designed to analyze the development of Jordanian society and compare changes between different censuses.
Regarding cases in which people refused to participate, Freihat said they were limited. The department deals with such cases by making follow-up visits and sending more experienced researchers to try to complete the data. Other methods are also used to obtain information when some individuals ultimately refuse to participate.
He stressed that the census covers all nationalities residing in Jordan, explaining that researchers may visit the homes of both citizens and non-citizens during November to complete unfinished questionnaires or begin filling out new ones.
According to Freihat, once data collection is closed at the beginning of December, office-based procedures will begin to review the data, ensure its quality and address gaps, paving the way for the announcement of the main results during the first quarter of 2027. The remaining results will be released gradually throughout the same year.
He also revealed that the Department of Statistics is preparing 10 studies based on census data for 2027. The studies will examine various aspects of Jordanian society and provide analyses based on the data collected through the census.
