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==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
1871-1873:
Mizra Hosein Khan Sepahsalar instigated reforms that led to census style data collection.
1930-1940:
Full census attempted and abandoned after Anglo-Soviet Invasion
1956:
First complete, national census.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==

Revision as of 14:52, 30 September 2022

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

1871-1873:

  • Names and ages of every man, woman, and child in their villages
  • List of the dead and the newborn each year

1956-2016: Most of the data contains:

  • district and province
  • population size
  • number of households
  • mean household size
  • approximate number of migrant tribe population

May include:

  • names
  • ages
  • head of house
  • relationship to head of house

References[edit | edit source]