1937 Soviet census

The 1937 Soviet census held on January 6, 1937, was the most controversial of the censuses taken within the Soviet Union. The census showed lower population figures than anticipated,, although it still showed a population growth from the last census in 1926, from 147 million to 162 million people in 1937. The results of the census were almost immediately (after 10 days) announced to be "harmful" and the workers who were responsible for it were arrested and repressed.