. . . "The 2022 Romanian census was a census in Romania that began on 1 February 2022. It was supposed to be done in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in order to avoid census takers from getting infected when coming into contact with ill or quarantined people. It was the first census held in Romania in which data was collected online, something that had support among Romanian youth."@en . . . . . . . . . . "--02-01"^^ . . . . . . . . "2011"^^ . . . "1102589887"^^ . . . "2022 Romanian census"@en . "--02-01"^^ . . . "Housing and Population Census 2021"@en . . . . . . . . "7288"^^ . . "The 2022 Romanian census was a census in Romania that began on 1 February 2022. It was supposed to be done in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in order to avoid census takers from getting infected when coming into contact with ill or quarantined people. It was the first census held in Romania in which data was collected online, something that had support among Romanian youth. The census was divided into three phases: one in which personal data of the Romanian population was collected from various sites; another in which the population was to complete more precise data such as religion, in which town halls would help the natives of rural areas to answer the census; and a third one in which census takers would go to the homes and households of those who did not register their data online. Data for this census was planned not to be collected on paper, but instead with tablets so as to maintain social distancing between citizens. The entire data collection process was also relatively long, spanning about 6 months. People who did not provide data by themselves in the early stages of the census were not fined, but those who refused to give or gave false information could be fined between 1,000 and 3,000 Romanian lei. On 1 August, it was officially announced by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) that as many as 18.15 million Romanian citizens were registered at the 2022 Romanian census. Subsequently, the head of the INS announced the first data of the 2022 Romanian census on 5 August, stating that Romania had c.\u200919 million inhabitants."@en . . "INS"@en . . "67445140"^^ . "2011"^^ .