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Do countries categorize their inhabitants by race or ethnicity?

Many if not most countries around the world categorize their inhabitants by race, ethnicity, and/or national origins when it comes time to conduct a census.

Which countries are most likely to enumerate by ethnicity?

The large number of questionnaires studied here (138 in total, with 87 employing ethnic enumeration) permits the exploration of geographic patterns in census practices. Based on this sample, it appears that nations in the Americas and in Oceania are most likely to enumerate by ethnicity, while those in Europe and Africa are the least likely.

Does ethnicity matter if a national census referred to race?

It must be noted, however, that even when national censuses referred to ethnicityrather than race, the response categories they offered often included the same groups as would be found among the answer options to a race question, such as “Black,” “Caucasian,” or “Chinese.”

What are the different types of ethnic classification?

However, this statistic encompasses a wide diversity of approaches to ethnic classification, as evinced by the spectrum of terms employed; “race,” “ethnic origin,” “nationality,” “ancestry” and “indigenous,” “tribal” or “aboriginal” group all serve to draw distinctions within the national population.