Census of Population and Housing

National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova thanks Metropolis of Bessarabia for support in 2024 Census

The National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova commended the Metropolis of Bessarabia for its assistance in organizing and conducting the 2024 Population and Housing Census. “Thanks to your support, data collection activities about individuals and their dwellings took place, which are extremely important and necessary for understanding the demographic, ethnocultural, and socio-economic…

Jul 31, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Moldova holds national census: Bessarabia Metropolitan urges residents to declare their Romanian identity

In a message published on the Metropolis of Bessarabia’s official website, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru urged the faithful in the Republic of Moldova to participate in the Population and Housing Census and identify as Romanian by nationality and mother tongue. Metropolitan Petru noted that this year’s Census on Population and Housing is “a good opportunity…

Apr 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

First census results show Romania’s population is shrinking, 85.3% remain Orthodox

Romania’s resident population dropped to 19,053,815 inhabitants, the first results of the 2022 census show. Compared to the previous 2011 census, Romania lost 1.1 million inhabitants. Of the total population, 8,185,049 are active people, down from 9,180,337 active people out of a population of 20,121,641 in 2011. Of the active population, 7,688,967 are employed, and 496,082…

Jan 9, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Census: Orthodoxy is the largest religion in Estonia

Orthodoxy remains the most widespread religion in Estonia, according to data from the 2021 population census. Orthodox Christians currently comprise 16% of the population, reports Statistics Estonia, the country’s official statistics agency. This number has remained unchanged since the 2011 census. The faithful are divided between two jurisdictions: the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Estonian Apostolic Orthodox…

Nov 16, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: This year’s Census is a proper time to confess our religious identity

In a message on Monday, May 9, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged believers to participate in Romania’s Census of Population and Housing and to declare their religious affiliation. This year’s Census is a proper time to confess our religious identity: full text The organisation of the Romanian Population and Housing Census in the first…

May 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu