Russia Scraps Population Census As War Casualties Mount
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law suspending part of the All-Russian Population Census.
According to some sources, this measure is intended to hide Russian society from the demographic impact that the casualties in Ukraine are having on the population.
The law, effective until January 1, 2029, halts Paragraph 4 of Article 3 of the census law, affecting the frequency of selective federal statistical observations, which traditionally cover a sample of at least 5 percent of the population.
The suspension was approved by the Federation Council on September 25, 2024. Russian officials have yet to clarify if or how they plan to compensate for the lack of up-to-date population data over the next five years.
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