National population census will be conducted in 2012 The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has postponed the national population census until 2012 and scheduled a pilot population census for December of this year.

Relevant resolutions were adopted on June 28 and published on the government's official Web site on July 30.

According to the latest population census, some 48,457,100 people lived in Ukraine as of December 5, 2001.

According to resolution No 1565-r, the national population census, which was previously scheduled for 2011, was postponed until for 2012. Meanwhile, a pilot population census, which was supposed to be held last year, was rescheduled for December of 2010.

Resolution No 1566- r about the organization of the pilot population census rules that the pilot census will be held in December 2010 in Derhachi district, Kharkiv region. A total of Hr 5.020 million will be assigned to the State Statistics Committee for this purpose.

The nationwide population census was proposed by the State Statistics Committee, the resolution reads.

According to the latest population census, some 48,457,100 people lived in Ukraine as of December 5, 2001.