Lithuania is starting its population and housing census, done once in a decade. This year, census workers will gather the data from existing registries and will not be visiting people in their homes.
The decision to use data from state registries and information systems is not down to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Lithuania's statistics office. It is part of plans to facilitate the process that have been in the works since 2011.
“Most advanced countries want their state registers to reflect the real situation in the country and carry out censuses on the basis of administrative sources. It allows getting high-quality data and providing the latest information. Long processing of data received from residents directly no longer meets consumers' needs. Moreover, the new method will allow saving state funds,” Vanda Vaitekūniene of Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.
January 1, 2021, will be the reference point for the census data, meaning that a comprehensive picture of the country's population and households will be recorded on this day, based on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, territorial distribution, households and families, housing, etc.
The 2021 Census will be carried out using 19 state registries and information systems. Preliminary census results are expected at the end of this year.
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