The 2022 population and housing census ran from April 21 to
30, 2022, while a mop-up exercise was completed on May 6, 2022.
ZimStat spokesperson Mercy Chidemo told NewsDay that the
2022 population census had been digitised to enhance quick data processing,
which would see the results being released within a shorter period compared to
previous years.
“The preliminary results are expected in the next three
months, which is in August,” Chidemo said.
“We will have a full report by December. We will do a
post-enumeration survey to assess the quality of our data. The process will be
made easier by digitalising it. Using the digital system, we are currently
detecting errors on demography which will then be verified and rectified by our
enumerators. So the three-month period is actually shorter than the three years
that it would take to release the results in previous years.”
The 2022 population census was marred by irregularities
which included involvement of the members of the security services and Zanu PF
youths, as well as delayed payment of enumerators, among others.
Some enumerators claim that they have not yet received
their allowances almost two weeks after the exercise.
However, teachers who took part in the process as
enumerators told NewsDay that they were paid $320 000 for the 20 days they took
part in the census, which is far more than their monthly salaries. Newsday
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