Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level (demo_gind)

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Compiling agency: Czech Statistical Office


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Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Czech Statistical Office
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Demographic Statistics Unit
1.5. Contact mail address

Czech Statistical Office
Na padesátém 81
100 82 Praha 10
Czech Republic


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 28/06/2023
2.2. Metadata last posted 28/06/2023
2.3. Metadata last update 28/06/2023


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

First results on the main demographic developments in the reference year.
3.2. Classification system

Not applicable.
3.3. Coverage - sector

Not applicable.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
3.4.1 Please indicate the definition of:
Population The mother's residence The data deaths
1.Usual Residence Population 2.Legal Residence Population 3.Registered Residence Population 4.Other 1.Usual Residence Population 2.Legal Residence Population 3.Registered Residence Population 4.Other 1.Usual Residence Population 2.Legal Residence Population 3.Registered Residence Population 4.Other
     x        x        x  

 

3.4.2 Please describe the national definition of
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
Data refer to citizens of the Czech Republic and foreigners with permanent residence in the Czech Republic, third-country nationals with temporary residence in the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of a long-term visa (over 90 days) or a long-term residence permit, nationals of the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and their family members with notified temporary residence in the territory of the Czech Republic and foreigners with valid asylum status in the Czech Republic.  In 2022, the population includes persons granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic who have applied for its prolongation. The definition in national legislation is given only in guidelines for filling in a report on examination of the deceased person: live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, i.e. beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain including the brain trunk, or irreversible cessation of circulation of blood (pursuant to Act No. 285/2002 Sb - Transplantation Act). The national concept is based on registration and/or residence permit. data refer to citizens of the Czech Republic and foreigners with permanent residence in the Czech Republic, third-country nationals with temporary residence in the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of a long-term visa (over 90 days) or a long-term residence permit, nationals of the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and their family members with notified temporary residence in the territory of the Czech Republic and foreigners with valid asylum status in the Czech Republic.  In 2022, the population includes persons granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic who have applied for its prolongation. The national concept is based on de-registration and/or residence permit expiration. data refer to citizens of the Czech Republic and foreigners with permanent residence in the Czech Republic, third-country nationals with temporary residence in the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of a long-term visa (over 90 days) or a long-term residence permit, nationals of the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and their family members with notified temporary residence in the territory of the Czech Republic and foreigners with valid asylum status in the Czech Republic.  In 2022, the population includes persons granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic who have applied for its prolongation.

 

3.4.3 Please provide details of the deviations of the national definition used from the usual residence definition.
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
Residents with a residence duration of 90–364 days and residents with Czech citizenship and permanent residence independent of the length of stay are included. Live-born children of mothers with a residence duration of 90-364 days and live-born children of mothers with Czech citizenship and permanent residence independent of the length of stay are included. Deceased persons with a residence duration of 90–364 days and deceased persons with Czech citizenship and permanent residence independent of the length of stay are included. Immigrants with a residence duration of 90–364 days are included, and immigrants with Czech citizenship and permanent residence independent of the length of stay are included. Emigrants with a residence duration of 90–364 days are included, and only permanent emigration of Czech nationals is included. 
3.5. Statistical unit

Number of persons.
3.6. Statistical population
In case of survey as data source, please describe the target statistical population (one or more) which the data set refers to
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
  Not applicable.   Not applicable.   Not applicable.   Not applicable.   Not applicable.
3.7. Reference area

Data are available at the national level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time

Not applicable.
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Counts of statistical units


5. Reference Period Top

The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December).
The reference period for vital events data is the calendar year in which the events occurred.
The reference period for migration flow data is the calendar year in which the migration occurred.


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Not available.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not available.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Not available.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Not available.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

News Releases:

The 73rd day following the reference quarter period except for annual data when the date of the first release is scheduled on the 80th day.

Data set:

Population of the Czech Republic - Quarterly preliminary data on population, natural change and migration cumulated from the beginning of the year:

The 73rd day following the reference quarter period except for annual data when the date of the first release is scheduled on the 80th day.

Revision schedule:

The data are preliminary when first released. The data become final after the processing (and publishing) of the intercensal population balance i.e. since the last working day in April (in 2022 it was exceptionally on 23 May).

Population and vital statistics of the Czech Republic – monthly time series:

The 73rd day following the reference quarter period except for annual data when the date of the first release is scheduled on the 80th day.

Population and population change of the Czech Republic – annual time series: 6 June

Population of Municipalities of the Czech Republic: 23 May

Age Structure of the Population: 23 May

Life Tables: 30 May

Demographic Yearbook of Regions of the Czech Republic: 15 August

Demographic Yearbook of Towns of the Czech Republic: 31 August

Demographic Yearbook of Districts of the Czech Republic: 16 October

Demographic Yearbook of the Czech Republic: 2 October

Demographic Yearbook of the Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Powers 29 September

Demographic Yearbook of the Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Authorized Local Authority 31 October

Czech Demographic Handbook 23 November
8.2. Release calendar access

News Releases - https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-change

Other publications - https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-publication
8.3. Release policy - user access

Not available.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Not available.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/ari/population-change-year-2022
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

All demographic publications are accessible on the CZSO website: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-publication
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Public database: https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=statistiky#katalog=30845
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Please provide a link to national methodology reports and reference metadata files available on-line concerning the supplied data.
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants Net migration
Population Population change - Methodology
 Population change - Methodology
 Population change - Methodology
 Population change - Methodology
 Population change - Methodology
10.7. Quality management - documentation

https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-reports-on-quality


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

- The system of checks for inconsistent data has been developed.

- The coverage of sent statistical reports is monitored.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

Completeness of births and deaths statistics: 

- All registered events of persons with a permanent or long-term residence in the territory of the Czech Republic by Registry Offices irrespective of the country of occurrence.

- Events of non-resident persons are not included.

Excluded from population figures:

- Persons, who were not registered

- Persons living in the country on an unauthorized or irregular basis


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Not available.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available.
12.3. Completeness

Not available.


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Please report on the reasons for any unreliability of the data on:
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants Net migration
See columns for live births, deaths, immigrants, and emigrants. Live births of the parent with Czech citizenship having registered residence in the CR taking place abroad are registered if the parent(s) of the child requires registration in the CR. Deaths of Czech citizens having a registered residence in the CR taking place abroad are registered if the bereaved require registration in the CR. Voluntary registration of persons from EU countries. Late de-registration of some emigrants and not carrying out de-registration of persons with Czech citizenship in some cases.  
13.2. Sampling error
In case of survey as data source, please provide information on the part of the difference between a population value and an estimate thereof, derived from a random sample, which is due to the fact that only a subset of the population is enumerated.
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
 Not available.  Not available.  Not available.  Not available.  Not available.
13.3. Non-sampling error
In case of survey as data source, please provide information on the error in survey estimates which cannot be attributed to sampling fluctuations.
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
 Not available.  Not available.  Not available.  Not available.  Not available.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

Not available.
14.2. Punctuality

Not available.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Disseminated data are in geographical areas effective in the reference year.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Please provide information on the length of comparable time series (indicate the first reference year for which data are availble), reference periods at which series occur, the reasons for the breaks and treatments of them.
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
1820, breaks in years, in which the population census was held 1806, breaks in 1988 and 2012 (the definition of live birth was changed )  1785 1950, breaks in accordance with changes in population definition 1950, breaks in accordance with changes in population definition
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Population:

- Since 2001, the figures have included foreigners with long-term stay, i.e. stay on the basis of a visa for stay over 90 days, and foreigners with granted asylum status.

- Since May 1, 2004, the figures have included European Union nationals with a temporary stay in the territory of the Czech Republic, and third-country nationals with a long-term residence permit.

- Since 2022, the population has also included persons granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic with usual residence in the Czech Republic who asked for its prolongation.

Births:

- From 1988 to 31 March 2012: a live-born child is a child who gives at least one sign of life (respiration, heartbeat, umbilicus pulsation, active movement of muscles) and whose birth weight is 500 g or more, or whose birth weight is below 500 g if it survives 24 hours after delivery.

- Since 1 April 2012: General definitions of the term live birth are not contained in the currently valid legislation. It is stated only in the guidelines for filling in the “Death certificate (Report on examination of the deceased person)”, namely for the needs of filling in of the Death certificate: The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life - i.e. beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles - whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

The preliminary data are released quarterly. The data become final after the processing (and releasing) of the intercensal population balance, i.e. since the last working day in April.
17.2. Data revision - practice

Not available.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data
Please report on the data sources used for the first reference year and inform of any changes thereto,  to produce:
Population Live births Deaths Immigrants Emigrants
Population figures are after a population census, during the whole intercensal period, balanced with data surveyed from statistical reports on birth, death and migration data. The latest population census was held on March 26, 2021. Statistical reports on births from Registry Offices Statistical reports on deaths from Registry Offices Alien Information System administrated by Directorate of Alien Police and the Central Population Register Record of the Ministry of Interior Alien Information System administrated by Directorate of Alien Police and the Central Population Register Record of the Ministry of Interior
18.2. Frequency of data collection

All data are collected on a monthly base.
18.3. Data collection

Demographic data collection follows the Act on the State Statistical Service. For the provision of such information the state institutions, or health service facilities, are obliged to provide to the Czech Statistical Service individual data on personal identification number, place of permanent residence, citizenship, birth characteristics of a newly born child, marital status, cause of death, age of the deceased infant, and place and time of the surveyed occurrence.
18.4. Data validation

The data is checked for logical inconsistencies each month.
18.5. Data compilation

Live births: the sum of (i) live births of mothers with permanent residence (Czech nationals and foreigners) or appropriate kind of temporary residence (foreigners) in the territory of the Czech Republic registered by Registry Offices in the reference year, and (ii) timely registered in the CR live births of Czech nationals with permanent residence in the CR taken place outside the CR.

Deaths: the sum of (i) deceased persons with permanent residence (Czech nationals and foreigners) or the appropriate kind of temporary residence (foreigners) in the territory of the Czech Republic registered by Registry Offices in the reference year and (ii) registered in the CR deaths of Czech nationals with permanent residence in the CR taken place outside the CR.

Immigrants: the sum of registered persons, who have permitted appropriate kind of temporary residence or permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, and who had a previous residence in another country.

Emigrants: the sum of registered persons, who changed residence to another country, and who had a previous appropriate kind of temporary residence or permanent residence in the CR.

Population balance: population as at 31 December = population as at 1 January + births – deaths + immigrants – emigrants.
18.6. Adjustment

Only population figures from a year, in which population census was held, are recalculated by census results.


19. Comment Top

Not available.


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