Birthplace Questions by Country
South America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires
Revised rule: Birthplace includes both direct questions about where a person was born and proxy birthplace questions that ask where the person's mother lived when the person was born.
French Guiana
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2026
- Form
- 2026 Census of Population — Individual Questionnaire
- Question
- 2
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Question | What are your date and place of birth? |
| Place | The form records the commune (and arrondissement for Paris, Lyon, Marseille), department, and country for persons born abroad. |
Question type: 2 — specified date and geographic fields with place-of-birth fields
Argentina
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas — Individual Population Questionnaire
- Question
- 13–15
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Q13 | Was the person born in this province, another Argentine province, or another country? |
| Q14 | If born in another Argentine province, specify the province. |
| Q15 | If born in another country, specify the country; listed options include Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Other country. |
Question type: 3 — specified geographic categories with province/country specification
Bolivia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2024
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Boleta Censal
- Question
- 35
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aquí, en este municipio. |
| 2 | En otro municipio del país — specify municipality and department. |
| 3 | En otro país — specify country. |
Question type: 3 — specified geographic categories with municipality/department/country specification
Brazil
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo Demográfico 2022 — Questionário Amostra
- Question
- 11.01
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neste município — In this municipality |
| 2 | Em outro município do Brasil — In another municipality in Brazil |
| 3 | Em outro país — In another country |
Follow-up: If born in another Brazilian municipality, record state and municipality; if born in another country, record country.
Question type: 2 — specified response
Chile
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2024
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Cuestionario Censal
- Question
- 25
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | En esta comuna — In this municipality |
| 2 | En otra comuna — specify the municipality |
| 3–9 | En otro país — Venezuela, Perú, Haití, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, or Otro país; specify the country |
Interpretation: This is a proxy birthplace question: it asks where the person's mother lived when the person was born. Under the revised birthplace rule, it is included as a birthplace item.
Question type: 3 — proxy birthplace based on mother's place of residence at the person's birth
Source: Chile_2024_cuestionario_viviendas_particulares_INE.pdf
Colombia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2018
- Form
- Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018 — Cuestionario para hogares
- Question
- 39
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | En este municipio? — In this municipality |
| 2 | En otro municipio colombiano? — In another Colombian municipality; specify department and municipality |
| 3 | En otro país? — In another country; specify country |
Question type: 3 — specified geographic categories with municipality/department/country specification
Ecuador
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2022 — Cuestionario para viviendas particulares
- Question
- 8
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | En esta ciudad o parroquia rural? — In this city or rural parish |
| 2 | En otro lugar del país? — In another place in the country; specify province, canton, and city/rural parish |
| 3 | En otro país? — In another country; specify country and year arrived in Ecuador |
| 4 | No había nacido? — Had not been born |
Question type: 3 — specified geographic categories with place/country specification
Guyana
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- 2022 Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
- Question
- P3.1–P3.2
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Guyana — the instruction says that for persons born in Guyana, use the mother’s usual residence at the time of birth, not the hospital or actual birth place. |
| 2 | Abroad — name of country |
| P3.2 | If born in Guyana, specify Region, Town, and Village/Ward. |
Question type: 3 — birthplace question with a mother-residence-at-birth proxy for persons born in Guyana, plus geographic specification
Source: guyana_2022_combined_EN.pdf
Paraguay
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo 2022 — Cuestionario de Población
- Question
- 11–13
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aquí, en este municipio o distrito — go to Q15 |
| 2 | En otro municipio o distrito — specify municipality/district and department |
| 3 | En otro país — specify country |
Question type: 3 — proxy birthplace based on the mother’s place of residence at the person’s birth
Peru
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017
- Form
- Censos Nacionales 2017 — Cédula Censal
- Question
- 7–7A
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sí — go to Question 8 |
| 2 | No — Question 7A asks the district and province where the mother lived; if abroad, record the country |
Question type: 3 — proxy birthplace based on the mother’s place of residence at the person’s birth
Falkland Islands
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Falkland Islands Census 2021 — Draft Census Form
- Question
- 7–8
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Q7 | Yes — born in the Falkland Islands; No — answer Q8 and Q9. |
| Q8 | United Kingdom; Chile; Philippines; St. Helena; Zimbabwe; Other country or territory — specify. |
Question type: 3 — specified birthplace categories with an Other country/territory write-in