MINSK, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - Belarus is set to launch a nationwide population and housing census on Wednesday.
The previous census, conducted in 1999, put the country's population at 10.045 million. According to latest estimates, the current population of Belarus is some 9.8 million.
The survey, due to last until October 24, will ask 37 questions of respondents, including their age, sex, nationality, ethnicity, education, income level and other questions.
A nationwide census in Belarus is held every 10 years and, according to the country's statistics service, some 21 billion Belarusian rubles (about $7 million) were allocated this year to hold the census.
