Birthplace Questions by Country

North America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

Country:

American Samoa

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: 2020 Census of American Samoa — Demographic and Housing Questionnaire
Question: 9

Where was this person born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Response	Print name of U.S. state, U.S. territory, or foreign country.

Question type: 1 — openended with the option to writein response

Source: American_Samoa_2020_Questionnaire_EN.pdf

The Bahamas

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: Census of Population and Housing 2022 — Census Questionnaire
Question: P2/P3

Where was born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
P2	1 Bahamas; 2 Abroad
P3	Which Island/Country was this? — list of Bahamian islands or countries

Question type: 2 — specified options (including Yes/No type response)

Source: bahamas_2022_questionnaire_EN.pdf

Barbados

Status: Yes
Year: 2021
Form: Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
Question: P15(a)/P16(a)

P15(a) – Were you born in Barbados? / P16(a) – In which country were you born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
P15(a)	1) Yes; 2) No
P16(a)	Write-in country of birth

Question type: 3 — specified options plus room for a writein (not just "other")

Source: barbados_2021_questionnaire_combinedt_EN.pdf

Belize

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
Question: 3.2a

In which country were you/was N born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
	Belize; El Salvador; USA; Honduras; Mexico; Other (specify); Guatemala; DK/NS

Question type: 2 — specified options (including Yes/No type response)

Source: belize_2022_individual_questionnaire_EN.pdf

Bermuda

Status: Yes
Year: 2016
Form: 2016 Census of Population & Housing — De Jure Civilian Non-Institutional Population Questionnaire (Appendix B)
Question: P7

In which country were you born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
	Country: ____________________

Question type: 1 — openended with the option to writein response

Source: Bermuda_2016_Census_Report_questionnaire_in_appendixB.pdf

Brazil

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: Censo Demográfico 2022 — Questionário Amostra
Question: 11.01 — [Person] was born:

11.01 — [Person] was born:

Responses:

Code / item	Response
If born in Brazil	11.01.1 State; 11.01.2 Municipality
If born outside Brazil	11.01.3 Country

Question type: 3 — geographic categories with country specification for persons born abroad

Source: brazil_2022_long_enumeration_form_IPUMS_PT.pdf

Canada

Status: Yes
Year: 2021
Form: 2021 Census of Population — 2A-L Long Form
Question: 19. Where was this person born?

19. Where was this person born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Born in Canada	Specify the province/territory.
Born outside Canada	Specify country.

Question type: 3 — specified geographic options plus country write-in

Source: Canada_2021_2A-L_long_form_EN.pdf

Costa Rica

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: XI Censo Nacional de Población y VII de Vivienda — Enumeration Form
Question: 4. Cuando (nombre) nació, ¿dónde vivía la mamá?

4. Cuando (nombre) nació, ¿dónde vivía la mamá?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Same canton	En este mismo cantón.
Another canton	En otro cantón; specify canton and province.
Another country	En otro país; specify country. — The questionnaire uses the mother's place of residence at birth as the birthplace-related measure.

Question type: 3 — specified geographic options plus country specification

Source: Costa_Rica_2022_enumeration_form_ES.pdf

Guadeloupe

Status: Yes
Year: 2026
Form: 2026 Census of Population — Individual Questionnaire
Question: 2

Quels sont vos date et lieu de naissance ?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Question	What are your date and place of birth? The form records the commune (and arrondissement for Paris, Lyon, Marseille), department, and country for persons born abroad.

Question type: 2 — specified geographic fields with write-in/place fields

Source: guadaloupe_2026_individual_FR.pdf

Guam

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: 2020 Census of Guam — Demographic and Housing Questionnaire
Question: 9

Where was this person born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Response	Print name of U.S. state, U.S. territory, or foreign country.

Question type: 1 — open-ended with a write-in response

Source: guam_2020_questionnaire.pdf

Guatemala

Status: Yes
Year: 2018
Form: Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2017–2018 — Enumeration Form
Question: PCP10

¿En qué municipio y departamento o país nació?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Here	Aquí — if born here, proceed to PCP11.
Elsewhere	En otro municipio, departamento o país — record the municipality, department, and/or country.

Question type: 3 — specified geographic routing plus place fields

Source: Guatemala_2018_enumeration_form_ES.pdf

Martinique

Status: Yes
Year: 2026
Form: 2026 Census of Population — Individual Questionnaire
Question: 2

Quels sont vos date et lieu de naissance ?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Question	What are your date and place of birth? The form records the commune (and arrondissement for Paris, Lyon, Marseille), department, and country for persons born abroad.

Question type: 2 — specified geographic fields with write-in/place fields

Source: martinique_2026_individual_FR.pdf

Mexico

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 — Cuestionario básico/ampliado
Question: Basic Q1 / Expanded Q3

¿En qué estado de la República o en qué país nació (NOMBRE)?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
1	Here, in this state.
2	In another state — write the state.
3	In the United States of America.
4	In another country — write the country.

Question type: 2 — specified geographic categories with state/country write-in

Source: Mexico_2020_cuestionario_basico_INEGI.pdf

Northern Mariana Islands

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: 2020 Census of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Demographic and Housing Questionnaire
Question: Q9

Where was this person born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Response	Print name of U.S. state, U.S. territory, or foreign country.

Question type: 1 — open-ended with a write-in response

Source: Northern_mariana_islands_2020_questionnaire.pdf

Panama

Status: Yes
Year: 2023
Form: XII Censo de Población y VIII de Vivienda — Cuestionario Censal Década 2020
Question: Q5

¿Dónde vivía la madre de (USTED/NOMBRE) cuando (USTED/NOMBRE) nació...?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
1	In this same populated place, neighborhood or district.
2	In another populated place, neighborhood or district — specify place, district, and province/comarca.
3	In another country — specify country.

Question type: Proxy for birthplace — the questionnaire records the mother’s usual residence at the time of birth

Source: Panama_2023_enumeration_form_ES.pdf

Saint Lucia

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: St Lucia Census 2022 — Personal Form
Question: Q2.2

Where were you/was this person born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
01	In this country.
02	Foreign/Abroad — enter the name of the country.

Question type: 2 — specified domestic/foreign categories; birthplace is defined using the mother’s country of usual residence

Source: saint_lucia_2022_questionnaire_combined_EN.pdf

Sint Maarten

Status: Yes
Year: 2022
Form: Population and Housing Census Sint Maarten 2022 — Questionnaire
Question: Q4

What is your island/country of birth?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Response	Specified island/country list including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, China, Colombia, Curacao, Dom. Republic, Dominica, France, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Nevis, Philippines, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, The Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Other, and I don't know.

Code / item

Response

Specified island/country list including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, China, Colombia, Curacao, Dom. Republic, Dominica, France, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Nevis, Philippines, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, The Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Other, and I don't know.

Question type: 2 — specified island/country categories with Other write-in

Source: sint_maarten_2022_combined_EN.pdf

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Status: Yes
Year: 2026
Form: 2026 Census of Population — Individual Questionnaire
Question: Q2

Quels sont vos date et lieu de naissance ?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Question	What are your date and place of birth?
Place	Record 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 write-in fields

Source: stpierre_miquelon_2026_individual_FR.pdf

U.S. Virgin Islands

Status: Yes
Year: 2020
Form: 2020 Census of the U.S. Virgin Islands — Demographic and Housing Questionnaire
Question: 9

Where was this person born?

Responses:

Code / item	Response
Response	Print name of U.S. state, U.S. territory, or foreign country.

Question type: 1 — open-ended with a write-in response

Source: us_virgin_islands_2020_questionnaire.pdf