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Bhutan

Status
Yes
Year
2017
Form
2017 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan — metadata / Form PHCB
Question
dm10, dm12, dm14, dm15, dm17
Where was the person born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
LocationWithin Bhutan or outside Bhutan
Within BhutanDzongkhag; Gewog/Town; urban/rural area
Outside BhutanCountry of birth

Question type: 2 — geographic birthplace with coded follow-ups

Notes: The supplied NSB metadata explicitly defines five birthplace variables: location, Dzongkhag, Gewog/Town, area, and country if born outside Bhutan.

Source: Bhutan

Cambodia

Status
Yes
Year
2019
Form
General Population Census of Cambodia — Form B, Part 2 Individual Particulars
Question
Column 11
What is the person's birth place?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1In this village — enter code
2In another village — give Khum/Sangkat name and codes for District/Khand/Krong and Province/Khet
3Outside Cambodia — write the name of the country

Question type: 2 — coded domestic birthplace plus overseas-country write-in

Notes: The English questionnaire's individual-particulars page explicitly labels column 11 Birth Place.

Source: Cambodia Cambodia report

China

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
Seventh National Population Census — Long Form
Question
C13
Where was the person born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1This county/city/district/banner
2Other county/city/district/banner in this province
3Outside the province — specify province; Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan/foreign country as applicable

Question type: 2 — geographic categories with address/write-in follow-up

Notes: C13 is the birthplace item in the long form. The short form does not contain a separate birthplace item.

Source: China

Hong Kong

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
2021 Population Census — Long Form / Short Form
Question
P9 (Long); C6 (Short)
Place of birth — In which country/territory was the person born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01Hong Kong
11The mainland of China
12Macao
13Taiwan
31United Kingdom
41Bangladesh
42Philippines
43India
44Indonesia
45Japan
46South Korea
47Nepal
48Pakistan
49Sri Lanka
50Thailand
51Vietnam
52Malaysia
OtherOther countries/territories

Question type: 1 — coded country/territory classification

Notes: The Technical Report gives the detailed P9 response classification. P9 is in the Long Form; C6 is the corresponding Short Form item.

Source: 2021 Long Form (English) 2021 Short Form (English) 2021 Technical Report

Indonesia

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
Population Census 2020 — SP2020-C2 Long Form
Question
P406
Di mana tempat lahir (Nama)? / Where was the person born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
IndonesiaProvince and regency/city are coded
Outside IndonesiaCountry; province; regency/city where applicable

Question type: 2 — geographic birthplace with coded follow-ups

Notes: The form distinguishes births in Indonesia from births abroad and records geographic detail.

Source: 2020 Long Form

Israel

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Population and Housing Census Questionnaire
Question
Q14–Q15
Where were you born? In what country were you born, according to the current borders?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
Q14.1In Israel
Q14.2Abroad
Q15Country of birth according to current borders

Question type: 2 — domestic/foreign birthplace with country follow-up

Notes: Q16 then asks the year, month and day of immigration/entry to Israel.

Source: 2022 Questionnaire (English)

Kazakhstan

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
National Population Census — Individual (Index 3-I)
Question
Q6
Enter your place of birth

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1Republic of Kazakhstan — indicate region, city, district
2Another country — specify

Question type: 2 — domestic/foreign birthplace with geographic follow-up

Notes: The individual form directly asks place of birth.

Source: 2021 Individual Form

Kyrgyzstan

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Population and Housing Census — Form 2
Question
Q8
In which country were you born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
417Kyrgyz Republic
398Kazakhstan
643Russia
762Tajikistan
860Uzbekistan
OtherOther country — specify which

Question type: 1 — coded country-of-birth item plus other-country write-in

Notes: The same country-of-birth item is also present in Forms 4 and 5.

Source: 2022 Census Forms (English)

Malaysia

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
Population and Housing Census Questionnaire — E. Person Particulars
Question
E10
Where was your / this person's place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
Response structureThe supplied English question-list identifies the item but does not reproduce response categories.

Question type: 2 — birthplace question; response categories not shown in supplied question-list

Notes: E10 is an explicit person-level birthplace question.

Source: 2020 Questionnaire (English)

Mongolia

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
Population and Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
Question
Q10
What is your place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
LocationPlace of birth — locality/code fields

Question type: 2 — birthplace question

Notes: The item is explicitly present in the individual questionnaire; response labels are not transcribed where the supplied image/text is insufficient.

Source: Mongolia 2020 enumeration form

Nepal

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
National Population and Housing Census — Main Questionnaire
Question
Individual Information / Place of Birth
Place of birth

Responses:

Response / codeOption
Response structureThe supplied Nepali questionnaire contains the place-of-birth item; exact English response labels are not reliably extractable.

Question type: 2 — coded birthplace item

Notes: The English microdata documentation identifies Place of Birth among the census topics, while the supplied questionnaire itself is in Nepali.

Source: Nepal 2021 questionnaire

South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Status
Yes
Year
2020 & 2025
Form
Population and Housing Census — Household Form
Question
2020 Q9; 2025 Q9
Where is / what is your place of birth? / Where is your place of birth? — the place where your mother lived at the time of your birth.

Responses:

Response / codeOption
2020Current residence; different residence within same si/gun/gu; different si/gun/gu; North Korea or foreign country (with name)
2025Your current home; another home within same si/gun/gu; another si/gun/gu; North Korea; name of foreign country

Question type: 2 — geographic birthplace with domestic/foreign categories

Notes: The 2020 form visibly contains Q9 place of birth. The 2025 form contains the corresponding Q9 and defines birthplace by the mother's usual residence at the time of birth.

Source: Republic of Korea 2020 combined questionnaire Republic of Korea 2025 combined questionnaire

Timor-Leste

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Population and Housing Census — Module E: Individual information
Question
E16
What was <Name>'s country of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1Timor-Leste
OtherNamed foreign countries; Other country; Don't know

Question type: 2 — coded country-of-birth list with other-country option

Notes: E16 is the person-level country-of-birth question in the supplied questionnaire. E17–E19 then collect municipality, suco and administrative post of birth for births in Timor-Leste.

Source: Timor-Leste 2022 census report/questionnaire