Birthplace Questions Asia
Asia
Bhutan
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017
- Form
- 2017 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan — metadata / Form PHCB
- Question
- dm10, dm12, dm14, dm15, dm17
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Location | Within Bhutan or outside Bhutan |
| Within Bhutan | Dzongkhag; Gewog/Town; urban/rural area |
| Outside Bhutan | Country 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | In this village — enter code |
| 2 | In another village — give Khum/Sangkat name and codes for District/Khand/Krong and Province/Khet |
| 3 | Outside 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | This county/city/district/banner |
| 2 | Other county/city/district/banner in this province |
| 3 | Outside 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)
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Hong Kong |
| 11 | The mainland of China |
| 12 | Macao |
| 13 | Taiwan |
| 31 | United Kingdom |
| 41 | Bangladesh |
| 42 | Philippines |
| 43 | India |
| 44 | Indonesia |
| 45 | Japan |
| 46 | South Korea |
| 47 | Nepal |
| 48 | Pakistan |
| 49 | Sri Lanka |
| 50 | Thailand |
| 51 | Vietnam |
| 52 | Malaysia |
| Other | Other 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | Province and regency/city are coded |
| Outside Indonesia | Country; 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Q14.1 | In Israel |
| Q14.2 | Abroad |
| Q15 | Country 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Kazakhstan — indicate region, city, district |
| 2 | Another 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 417 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 398 | Kazakhstan |
| 643 | Russia |
| 762 | Tajikistan |
| 860 | Uzbekistan |
| Other | Other 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Response structure | The 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Location | Place 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Response structure | The 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Current residence; different residence within same si/gun/gu; different si/gun/gu; North Korea or foreign country (with name) |
| 2025 | Your 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste |
| Other | Named 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.