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Sharjah survey to gather demographic data on Emirati households

Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) has launched a new data gathering project that will update demographic information on the emirate’s 25,000 Emirati households. The project, called ‘Tahdeeth’, is the largest population survey since the Sharjah Census 2015 and is expected to continue until 4 December. Sharjah last full population census found that more than 1.4 million people ...

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Sharjah Census 2015 results announced: Sharjah population reaches 1.4 million

The results of Sharjah Census 2015 have been published by the Department of Statistics and Community Development in Sharjah (DSCD), revealing that more than 1.4 million people now live in the emirate of Sharjah. According to the census data, 88 percent of residents are foreign expatriates, 79 percent of residents under the age of 30, while 91 percent of the ...

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Sharjah Census 2015 begins

The Sharjah Census 2015 begins this week with 1,800 researchers, observers and volunteers conducting door-to-door interviews across Sharjah emirate. The census will provide data for strategic planning and help the government further develop Sharjah’s infrastructure and resources. Sharjah was recently named as the first World Health Organisation (WHO) Healthy City, in the Middle East and North Africa, for putting health ...

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Sharjah 2015 census announced

Sharjah’s Department of Statistics and Community Development has announced that the emirate’s 2015 population census will commence in October 2015. The Sharjah Census will provide the necessary data for the government’s strategic planning and comprehensive human and infrastructure development, as well supporting further socio-economic studies to help guide progress and prosperity in the emirate. [Click to read about the Sharjah ...

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