HM Government commissions census in 2031

HM Government has commissioned the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031. 

ONS have set up a Census Taskforce which has started scoping plans for 2031. 

ONS will launch a public consultation later this autumn 2025. This consultation will gather views on topics that users need from a system of population statistics and inform the development of the census questionnaire.