“Currently, the country has seen positive dynamics in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of new cases of the disease is gradually decreasing, and a vaccination program has been launched.

In this regard, September 2021 is viewed as a “window of opportunity” for the All-Russian Population Census in the safest period, ”the Rosstat website says.

The All-Russian Population Census was to be held from April 1 to April 30, 2021.

Earlier, the head of Rosstat, Pavel Malkov, said that the All-Russian Population Census will be held for the first time using big data technology in an experiment mode.