Monrovia, Oct. 9 -- Liberia's next round of National Population and Housing Census is now all set for March 2021. This census, which is expected to be the fifth in Liberia's 172-year history, is likely to reveal the country's constantly growing population.

The first four modern censuses in 1962, 1974, 1984 and 2008 revealed how the population had increased differently beginning at 1.1 million, 1.5, 2.1 and 3.5 million respectively.

This round of census, which was postponed in violation of the Constitution, which mandates in Article 39: "The Legislature shall cause a census of the Republic to be undertaken every ten years," is expected to be the first census to use digital technology at all phases of preparation, geographic planning, cen...