Momeni: Population Census to Start on Thursday and Awareness Materials to be Broadcast on Wednesday
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The Government Communication Minister and official spokesperson for the government, Mohammad Momeni, said that the population census will begin on Thursday, October 1, 2026, and will last for a month, with field teams collecting data from various regions of the Kingdom.
Momeni added, during a meeting held at the Ministry of Interior building chaired by Interior Minister Mazen Al-Farayah, Government Communication Minister Mohammad Momeni, and attended by the Director General of the Department of Statistics General Haider Freihat and the governors, on Monday, that about 12,000 researchers will be in charge of collecting data in the field during the implementation of the population census, to discuss preparations and coordination for the implementation of the census.
He pointed out that the implementation of the census may face some challenges, which in some cases requires the intervention of administrative governors to address the observations and ensure the smooth operation of the work.
Momeni pointed out that the awareness and informational materials about the census will start broadcasting from Wednesday, in preparation for the launch of the census work on Thursday, while the digital spokesperson will broadcast an awareness video about the census and its implementation mechanism.
For his part, Interior Minister Mazen Al-Farayah confirmed that cooperation is of utmost importance for the success of the population census process.
He added that the liaison officer must be in the governorate building to facilitate communication with the governor and address any observations that may arise during the implementation of the census work.
For his part, the Director General of the Department of Statistics General Haider Freihat said that the census represents a comprehensive census of the population and housing in various parts of the Kingdom, explaining that Jordan has been divided into 24,000 statistical blocks.
He explained that the census is not an economic survey, but rather focuses on social and demographic aspects, noting that the number of questions that the census will include is 65 questions, most of which are of a social nature.
He pointed out that one of the main challenges is to count the number of non-Jordanians present in the Kingdom, confirming that preparations for the implementation of the census began about a year and a half ago.
He added that the field teams underwent a month-long training and are fully prepared to carry out the census work, while about 9,500 teachers will participate in the census work.
Freihat pointed out the preparation of multiple operations rooms to monitor the progress of the census, including a room to monitor the progress and another to monitor field work.
He stressed that the census aims to improve and update the data of state institutions, in light of the official bodies' reliance on the latest official figures available since 2015.
He pointed out the existence of a liaison officer for the Department of Statistics General in each governorate to monitor the census work and coordinate it, in addition to the formation of a media team to deal with the rumors that may accompany the implementation of the population census.
