The 2009 Belarusian census was the second
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
after it became an independent state after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union. The census was carried out during October 14–24, 2009. The initial results are to be announced by February 1, 2010. Full processing of census data is expected to take about two years.
97% of residents of the country took part in the census.
In 2008, it was announced that the
United Nations Commission on Population and Development approved a grant of $800 million to Belarus for this purpose.
"UN to put aside $800mn for Belarus census"
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Maps
See also
*1999 Belarusian census The 1999 Belarusian census was the first census in Belarus after it became an independent state after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Previous census data in the territory of Belarus may be found in Soviet censuses and the Russian Empire cens ...
*Soviet Census The following is a summary of censuses carried out in the Soviet Union:
See also
* Russian Census
*Censuses in Ukraine
Notes
References
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Demographics of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially th ...
* Russian Empire Census
References
Demographics of Belarus
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
2009 censuses
Censuses in Belarus
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