Provisional results of the 2014 census of Myanmar: The surprise that wasn't
@article{Spoorenberg2015ProvisionalRO, title={Provisional results of the 2014 census of Myanmar: The surprise that wasn't}, author={Thomas Spoorenberg}, journal={Asian Population Studies}, year={2015}, volume={11}, pages={4 - 6} }
From 30 March to 10 April 2014, Myanmar successfully conducted its 2014 Population and Housing Census. Long-awaited, the operation has been carried out more than 30 years after the last population census on 1–5 April 1983. The 2014 census should provide valuable data for planning the social and economic development efforts of the country and furthering the reform process. The enumeration was a success in most areas of the country (with the exception of Northern Rakhine, Kachin and Kayin States…
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