The nationwide population census will be held in 2023. The Cabinet of Ministers supported the corresponding decision today during a government meeting.
"To agree with the proposal of the State Statistics Service regarding the conduct of the nationwide population census in 2023," the order says.
The explanatory note indicates that the last nationwide population census was carried out in 2001. During this time, significant economic, demographic and migration processes took place in the country, which significantly influenced the quantitative and qualitative composition of the population.
According to preliminary estimates, the preparation and conduct of the population census require $ 250 million. Of these costs, about 70% is the salary of temporary personnel. For the preparation and conduct of the population census, it is planned to attract more than 98,000 temporary employees.
As we reported earlier, according to the results of the previous census, the population of Ukraine in the controlled territories was 37 million 289 thousand people.