NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title The Dutch Population and Housing Census 2011 Provider Statistics NetherlandsTabulations only Geography Netherlands (NLD) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2011 - 01/2011 Data type Census: HouseholdIndividualNationally representative Summary The Dutch Population and Housing Census 2011 was also known as the Dutch Virtual Census 2011. The 2011 population and housing census took place in January of that year. Rather than using a traditional questionnaire, a register-based census was introduced for 2011 which collects data from prior registers and sample surveys. The population on the enumeration date was 16,655,799, including 8,243,482 males and 8,412,317 females. Keywords Employment, Family size, International migration, Population, Unemployment Citation Contributors Statistics Netherlands Publisher Statistics Netherlands Suggested citation Statistics Netherlands. Netherlands Population and Housing Census 2011. Den Haag, Netherlands: Statistics Netherlands. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 15, 2021