The population census that began this month in Kosovo is a process of counting all residents and collecting demographic, economic, social, educational, agricultural and other information for each person. Leaders of the Statistics Agency of Kosovo and experts in the economy say that the country needs genuine evidence of citizens and from this registration they expect to see an improvement in the economic aspect in the country, the drafting of more effective investment policies and also the realization of citizens' rights.
Acting chief executive at the Kosovo Statistics Agency, Avni Kastrati, tells KosovaPress that all individuals and institutions benefit from the population census, and many important indicators for the entire territory of the country are also collected.The economic expert, Besnik Avdija, also says that the population census is important and improves the country's economy. According to him, this also helps foreign investors to design more effective policies in terms of investments and long-term planning in the country.
On the other hand, the university professor, Mazllum Baraliu says that the country has lacked a genuine evidence of citizens, while adding that the refusal to register someone only brings harm and no benefit.In the population census, a questionnaire will also be included, which enables the citizens to declare also about the damages caused to them by the last war in Kosovo.
Meanwhile, the last registration in Kosovo was 13 years ago, in 2011.