The Statistics Korea announced on the 13th that it has launched the '2025 Population and Housing Census and Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Census Headquarters' at the government Daejeon building and is preparing for the 2025 census.
The 2025 census will be organized by Statistics Korea and conducted by local governments, with the recruitment, training, promotion, and field research carried out together.
Statistics Korea will conduct the Population and Housing Census in November and the Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Census in December this year. To this end, it plans to efficiently promote the census by jointly utilizing situation rooms, call centers, tablet PCs, and promotions.
The Population and Housing Census is a fundamental national statistic that surveys the population, households, and dwellings residing in the territory of the Republic of Korea. This is utilized for the establishment and evaluation of various policies, academic research, and corporations' management, and it provides the population and sampling framework for the institutional sector.
This year's Population and Housing Census holds significance as it marks the 100th anniversary of the census and is the first large-scale survey to understand social phenomena in South Korea following the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this census, Statistics Korea aims to enhance the usability of census data through new survey items reflecting social and economic changes, such as family care time, cohabitation without marriage, and rental subjects. Additionally, it plans to improve response accuracy with user-friendly mobile survey designs, an expansion of foreign language survey forms, and 24-hour public services utilizing the latest information and communication technology like AI.
The Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Census will survey all agricultural and forestry households nationwide to establish sustainable agricultural and forestry policies, reflecting climate change (rice paddy water management), advancements in agricultural technology (smart agriculture), and changes in population structure (nationality of household members, multicultural family support centers by administrative districts). Alongside this, it plans to create boundary maps and survey the status of living infrastructure by administrative districts to provide local statistics based on spatial mapping services (SGIS).
Statistics Korea Commissioner Lee Hyung-il noted, 'The 2025 census is the most important survey that will serve as the foundational data for national and regional policies.' He urged the public to actively participate, saying, 'We are making all preparations to ensure the successful execution of the two censuses in cooperation with local governments.'