More than six million census workers (more than the population of about half of the world's countries) will attempt to visit 400 million households in order to count about 1.33 billion people in the world's most populous country. The decennial Chinese 2010 census began on November 1 and will count people where they reside, versus previous censuses that counted people based on their home of registration. Thus, this year's census will provide a snapshot of the estimated 160 million rural migrants who live temporary in cities for work.
The New York Times reports, "The 2010 census is expected not only to better document the rural-to-urban migration but also to shed new light on a number of impending demographic shifts, including a rapid fall in the number of young people, a sharp growth in the number of elderly people and a decline in the size of the work force." The census is also taking measures to increase participation by reducing penalties on violators of the one child policy and not asking about religion in this officially atheist country. The Population Reference Bureau also has more
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