Iraq is preparing to embark on a crucial phase of its long-awaited national population census, which will include surveying buildings and households across the country, including the Kurdistan Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Iraqi Planning Ministry announced on Sunday that this phase is considered the most important, as it gathers detailed data on the housing sector and population statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to ministry spokesperson Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, a total of 30,000 well-trained researchers will be involved in the census, which will be conducted across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. The census planned for 2020 was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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