SPC_TKL_2022_PHC_v01_M
Population and Housing Census 2022
PHC 2022
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Tokelau | TKL |
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
The national undertaking of the Population Censuses has been carried out in five year intervals by the NSO since 1986. The 2022 population census is the 8th population census in the series to be undertaken in Tokelau since the first census in 1986 with two additional population counts done in-between recently (2013 and 2019).
The Tokelau Census provides detailed information about the entire population and dwellings of Tokelau. There is currently no other source of official data about Tokelau collected on the same scale. Collecting data to make decisions is a primary purpose for the census.
Census data will be particularly helpful for policy makers to make decisions that benefit Tokelau. Time-series information can be used to compare 2016 Census results with 2011 and 2006 results. However, due to changes and additions to the latest census questionnaire, some time-series comparisons won’t be possible.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Household and individual.
Version 01: Cleaned, labelled and de-identified version of the master file.
2025-08-04
All direct identifiers were removed from the dataset (e.g.: names, dates of birth, GPS locations...).
-HOUSEHOLD: Housing characteristics; Household source of income; Covid-19 impact; Social protection.
-INDIVIDUAL: Person characteristics; Disavility; Education, languages and literacy; Economic activities; Behavioural characteristics and Covid-19; Covid-19 impact; Covid-19 health access and trust; Fertility and mortality; Tokelau Public Servants in Samoa; Tokelau absentees.
National coverage.
Private dwellings and institutions.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Tokelau National Statistics Office | Government of Tokelau |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics New Zealand | New Zealand Government | Technical assistance |
| Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community | Technical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Tokelau | Funding |
| UNICEF | Funding |
The questionnaire was done on Survey Solutions, which is an open-source software for data collection. The questionnaire was distributed both in English and in Tokelauan.
-Cover
-Module A: Person roster
-Module B: Population characteristics and disability
-Module C: Education, language and literacy
-Module D: Economic activities
-Module E: Behavioural characteristics and Covid-19
-Moduoe F: Fertility and mortaility
-Module G: Housing
-Module H: Covid-19 impact and social protection
-Module I: Tokelau public servant (TPS) in Samoa
-Module J: Tokelau absentees
-Module K: Phone numbers consent
The English questionnaire is provided as an external resource as part of this documentation.
Data was collected via Survey Solutions.
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-18 | 2022-11-18 | Fieldwork |
| Name | Affiliation | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Tokelau National Statistics Office | Government of Tokelau | TNSO |
There was a total of 36 enumerators.
Data was processed and cleaned using the software Stata version 17.
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokelau National Statistics Office | Government of Tokelau | https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Contact.html | tino.vitale@tokelau.org.nz |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes |
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. All copies must be destroyed once the project is over. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor. 4. Not to share the data with anyone else than yourself. |
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
"Tokelau National Statistics Office, Tokelau Population and Housing Census 2022 (PHC 2022), version 01 of the licensed datasets (August 2025), provided by the Pacific Data Hub - Microdata Library. https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/home"
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokelau National Statistics Office | Government of Tokelau | tino.vitale@tokelau.org.nz | https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Contact.html |
DDI_TKL_2022_PHC_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | SDD | Pacific Community | Documentation of the census |
2025-08-05
-Version 1 (August 2025): This is the first attempt at documenting the Tokelau 2022 Population and Housing Census. Done by the Statistics for Development Division, Pacific Community.