1. Plans for the 2020 Census - BHAS

2. Legal basis for the preparation for the census
Decision to start preparations for a new census data
The new census law
Define the competence and organization for the new census
Determine the method of enumeration of the population: traditional or register-based census

3. Preparations for the next census
Dilemma – traditional or register-based census
Advantages of register-based census: reduction of costs, data and results reliability
Department for Demography identified sources for register-based census, i.e. activities and procedures necessary

4. Registers in BiH
Authorities who, through data processing, obtain and maintain a local records of population residence (IDEEA, MUP)
Data to be collected when registering the residence (presence/absence): PIN, name, surname, sex, date of birth, place of birth, municipality of birth, country of birth, place of residence, zip code, street, house No. or No. of the dwelling, entity, canton, citizenship, change of name, residency status

5. Registers in BiH
Bosnia and Herzegovina Indirect taxation Authority, taxation authorities of FBiH, RS and DB BiH
Employment institutes of FBiH, RS and DB BiH
Pension funds institutes of FBiH and RS
Student registers at all levels
Registers of spatial units in correlation to households, buildings and dwellings

6. Next steps
Resolving legal basis – essential issue is adequate legal approach to administrative data
Defining unified identification system in cooperation with authorities in charge
Administrative coordination design
Ensuring the public support

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