Citizen Question Asia

Asia

Country:

Bhutan

Status: Yes
Year: 2017
Form: 2017 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan — metadata / person variable
Question: nationality

What is the person's nationality?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Bhutanese
2	Non-Bhutanese

Question type: 1 — binary nationality variable

Notes: The supplied NSB metadata defines the nationality variable as whether the person is Bhutanese or Non-Bhutanese.

Source: Bhutan

Brunei

Status: Yes
Year: 2016
Form: Population Census Update 2016 — Personal Characteristics
Question: 7

Nationality

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Brunei Darussalam
2	Other countries

Question type: 1 — categorical nationality item

Notes: The personal-characteristics roster records Brunei Darussalam or Other countries.

Source: Brunei

China

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: Seventh National Population Census Form for Residents from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Foreign Countries
Question: R8

Status or nationality / Citizenship

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Hong Kong SAR resident
2	Macao SAR resident
3	Taiwan resident
4	Foreigner — nationality (country write-in)

Question type: 2 — citizenship/status categories with foreign-nationality write-in

Notes: R8 appears on the special census form for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and foreign residents.

Source: China

Hong Kong

Status: Yes
Year: 2021
Form: 2021 Population Census — Long Form
Question: P11a

What is the person's nationality?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
01	Chinese — place of domicile, Hong Kong only
11	Chinese — place of domicile, other than Hong Kong
31	British
41	Bangladeshi
42	Filipino
43	Indian
44	Indonesian
45	Japanese
46	South Korean
47	Nepalese
48	Pakistani
49	Sri Lankan
50	Thai
51	Vietnamese
52	Malaysian
53	Singaporean
57	Australian
58	New Zealander
59	Other Asian and Oceanian nationality
60	Irish
61	French
62	German
63	Italian
64	Portuguese
65	Spanish
66	Dutch
67	Russian/CIS nationality
68	Swiss

Question type: 1 — coded nationality classification

Notes: P11a is the Long Form nationality question. The Technical Report defines nationality as whether a person is legally a citizen of a country.

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: P403

Kewarganegaraan / Citizenship

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Warga Negara Indonesia (WNI)
2	Warga Negara Asing (WNA)

Question type: 1 — binary citizenship item

Notes: The form also provides a place to state citizenship when the NIK is not filled in.

Source: 2020 Long Form

Japan

Status: Yes
Year: 2015 & 2020
Form: Population Census Questionnaires
Question: 2015 Q5; 2020 Q7

Nationality

Responses:

Response / code	Option
Japan	Japan
Other	Other country — name of country is written

Question type: 2 — Japan/other country with write-in

Notes: The 2015 instructions specify that a person with multiple nationalities including Japanese should answer Japan; otherwise one nationality is written. The 2020 form uses the same Japan/Other structure.

Source: 2015 Census Questionnaire 2020 Census Questionnaire

Kazakhstan

Status: Yes
Year: 2021
Form: National Population Census — Individual (Index 3-I)
Question: Nationality / citizenship item

Indicate your citizenship

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Republic of Kazakhstan
2	Another country — specify
3	Stateless

Question type: 2 — citizenship categories with other-country write-in

Notes: Citizenship is asked directly on the individual form.

Source: 2021 Individual Form

Kyrgyzstan

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: Population and Housing Census — Form 2
Question: Q9

Your country of citizenship

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-citizenship item plus other-country write-in

Notes: Forms 4 and 5 also contain country-of-citizenship questions.

Source: 2022 Census Forms (English)

Malaysia

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: Population and Housing Census Questionnaire — E. Person Particulars
Question: E11(a)–E11(c)

Are you / this person a Malaysian citizen? What is your / this person's citizenship? What is your / this person's residence status?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
E11(a)	Malaysian citizen?
E11(b)	Citizenship
E11(c)	Residence status
Response structure	The supplied English question-list identifies the three questions but does not reproduce response categories.

Question type: 3 — citizenship and residence-status block

Notes: Malaysia explicitly distinguishes citizenship and residence status.

Source: 2020 Questionnaire (English)

Mongolia

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: Population and Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
Question: Q5

What is your citizenship?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
01	Mongolian
02	Foreign — specify country
99	Non-citizenship

Question type: 2 — citizenship categories with foreign-country specification

Notes: The individual form explicitly asks citizenship.

Source: Mongolia 2020 enumeration form

Palestine

Status: Yes
Year: 2017
Form: Population, Housing and Establishment Census — Household Questionnaire
Question: Part Two — Household Members Data

Original nationality / Nationality Code

Responses:

Response / code	Option
Palestinian	For a Palestinian who has another nationality, enter Palestinian
Nationality Code	Code field for nationality

Question type: 2 — nationality/original-nationality item

Notes: The household-member section explicitly includes Original nationality and Nationality Code.

Source: Palestine 2017 questionnaire

Philippines

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: 2020 Census of Population and Housing — CPH Form 2
Question: P10

Is ____ a citizen of the Philippines? What country/other country is ____ a citizen of?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Yes, Filipino citizen
2	Yes, Filipino with dual citizenship
3	No
Follow-up	Country/other country of citizenship — specify

Question type: 2 — citizenship status plus country follow-up

Notes: The same demographic block is also used for institutional population in CPH Form 4.

Source: Philippines 2020 common household questionnaire

Pakistan

Status: Yes
Year: 2023
Form: 7th Population & Housing Census — Census Form 2
Question: Nationality / citizenship item

Nationality / citizenship

Responses:

Response / code	Option
1	Pakistani
2	Afghani
3	Bangali
4	Chinese
5	Others

Question type: 1 — categorical nationality/citizenship item

Notes: The census report defines nationality as legal citizenship and publishes these 2023 categories. The supplied individual form is the underlying census form.

Source: Pakistan 2023 individual form

South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Status: Yes
Year: 2020 & 2025
Form: Population and Housing Census — Household Form
Question: 2020 Q5; 2025 Q5

What was your nationality at the time of birth? What is your current nationality? / What is your nationality at birth and your current nationality?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
Nationality at birth	Republic of Korea; Name of country
Current nationality	Republic of Korea; Name of country

Question type: 2 — nationality at birth and current nationality

Notes: The 2020 and 2025 forms both distinguish nationality at birth from current nationality. The 2025 form instructs respondents with multiple nationalities including Korean to select Republic of Korea.

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

Taiwan

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: 2020 Population and Housing Census — questionnaire items
Question: Population item c

Nationality

Responses:

Response / code	Option
Response structure	Nationality is listed as a census population questionnaire item; detailed response categories are not reproduced in the supplied source document.

Question type: 1 — nationality item; response categories not shown in supplied source

Notes: The supplied question-source explicitly lists Nationality as a census questionnaire item.

Source: Taiwan 2020 questionnaire source

Timor-Leste

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: Population and Housing Census — Module E: Individual information
Question: First / second citizenship

What is <Name>'s country of citizenship? Does <Name> have a second citizenship? What is <Name>'s second country of citizenship?

Responses:

Response / code	Option
First citizenship	Timor-Leste; named countries; Other country of citizenship
Second citizenship	Yes / No; if Yes, select second country of citizenship

Question type: 3 — primary and secondary citizenship questions

Notes: The supplied questionnaire contains a first-citizenship country question and a follow-up for second citizenship.

Source: Timor-Leste 2022 census report/questionnaire