A Census gathers information on population and housing. In most countries, a Census is carried out every 10 years. A Census is likely to be the most comprehensive survey a country carries out, as it covers each member of the population, rather than collecting data from a representative sample. Census data enable policy-makers to make informed and relevant decisions, based on current and projected trends.

1996 • Fiji
1999 • Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands
2000 • Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, CNMI, Palau, Papua New Guinea  
2001 • Cook Islands (not available on line), Niue, Samoa
2002 • Nauru, French Polynesia
2003 • Wallis and Futuna
2004 • New Caledonia
2005 • Palau, Kiribati
2006 • Cook Islands, Nauru (Mini Census), Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga
2007 • Fiji, French Polynesia
2008 • Wallis and Futuna
2009 • Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands (not available online)
2010 • Federated States of Micronesia (not available online)

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHSs) collect information on population, health and nutrition. Ideally, DHSs are carried out every five years and cover subjects including fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, and diseases. DHS results inform countries’ population policies, health plans, human development reports, development strategies and national Millennium Development Goal (MDG) reports.

2007 • Marshall Islands, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu
2009 • Kiribati (in progress), Samoa

These surveys aim to discover the causes and consequences of domestic violence and related child abuse. The surveys also seek to establish what forms of protection currently exist and help identify ways to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence and child abuse.

2000 • Samoa
2008 • Kiribati, Solomon Islands

Household income and expenditure surveys (HIESs) provide information on people’s living conditions and income/expenditure patterns. Data from HIESs are used for rebasing a country’s consumer price index, in the preparation of national accounts and to analyse poverty and hardship in communities.

2001 • French Polynesia 2000/01
2002 • Marshall Islands 2002, Niue 2002, Samoa 2002, Tonga 2001/02
2003 • Fiji 2002/03
2005 • American Samoa 2005 (not yet available on line), Cook Islands 2005/2006, Federated States of Micronesia 2005, Northern Mariana Islands 2005, Tuvalu 2005
2006 • Kiribati 2006, Nauru 2006, Palau 2006, Solomon Islands 2005/06, Vanuatu 2006 (full report not yet available on line), Wallis and Futuna 2005/06
2008  New Caledonia 2008, Papua New Guinea 2008 (not available on line), Samoa 2008 (not available on line)
2009 • Fiji 2008/09 (to be finalised), Tonga 2009
2010 • Tuvalu 2010 (In progress - available end 2010)

National MDG reports set out each country's progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.  Many Pacific Island nations completed their first national report around 2005 and have either recently completed or are currently working on a second report.

Cook Islands 2005 and 2010

Fiji Islands 2004 and 2009

Kiribati 2007

Marshall Islands 2005 and 2009

Niue 2007

Palau 2008

Papua New Guinea 2005

Solomon Islands 2004

Tonga 2005

Tuvalu 2006

Vanuatu 2005