Kosovo to conduct a nationwide census that includes surveying the country’s ethnic Serb minority

Kosovo's government began Friday its first nationwide census since 2011 which will include surveying the ethnic Serb minority in the north. The Agency of Statistics is conducting the 12-million Euro ($13 million) census, originally set to take place in 2021 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Kosovar government, the EU's statistical office, Eurostat, U.N. organizations and the World Bank are funding the census which will tally the number of people residing in the country, family households, their education and employment, as well as the number of locals living abroad.