Institute of Statistics of Albania - INSTAT

Social Statistics Directory - Population Statistics Sector

Rr. Vllazen Huta, Nd.35, H.1, Njësia Administrative Nr.2, 1017, Tirane, Albania

These metadata refer to the first results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.

The first results on the main demographic developments in the reference year (T) contain the total usual resident population on 1 January of year T+1, total number of live births, total number of deaths, total number of immigrants, and total number of emigrants  during the reference year (T).

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Number of persons.

Data are available at national level of geographical detail.

Time series of resident population of Albania are annually published, form 2001 - 2021.

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Counts of statistical units

The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31st 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.

http://instat.gov.al/media/9910/psz-2022-2026.pdf 

http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3972/law-no17-2018-on-official-statistics.pdf

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Data collected by statistical units are considered strictly confidential and are used only for statistical and research purposes based on national Statistical Law No.17/2018 “On Official Statistics”, date 10.03.2018 and on Law No.9887, date 10.03.2008 “Personal Data Protection”. Article 31 on Statistics Law reads as follows: Data collected for the production of official statistics shall be treated by INSTAT as confidential and shall be used only in aggregated tables that will not identify the source information unit. Direct identification means when a statistical unit is directly identified from its name or address or any officially allocated and commonly known identification number. When data processing is made in a manner that allows the identification of the data subject, the data should immediately be encrypted in order for the subjects to be no longer identifiable.

http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3972/law-no17-2018-on-official-statistics.pdf

https://euralius.eu/index.php/en/library/albanian-legislation/send/12-data-protection/18-law-on-data-protection-en

Albanian Institute of Statistics protects and does not disseminate data it has obtained or it has access to, which enable the direct or indirect identification of the statistical units. Albania Institute of Statistics takes all appropriate preventive measures so as to render impossible the identification of individual statistical units by technical or other means that might reasonably be used by a third party. Statistical data that could potentially enable the identification of the statistical unit are disseminated by Albania Institute of Statistics if and only if: 
a) these data have been treated, as it is specifically set out in the Regulation, in such a way that their dissemination does not prejudice statistical confidentiality or;  
b) the statistical unit has given its consent, without any reservations, for the disclosure of data. 

The confidential data that are transmitted to Albania Institute of Statistics are used exclusively for statistical purposes and the only persons who have the right to have access to these data are the personnel engaged in this task. Issues referring to the observance of statistical confidentiality are examined by the staff working in Albania Institute of Statistics. The responsibilities of this staff are to recommend on:  which detailed level the statistical data can be disseminated, so as the identification, either directly or indirectly, of the surveyed statistical unit is not possible; the anonymization criteria for the microdata provided to users; the access granting to researchers on confidential data for scientific purposes.

Notifications about the dissemination of statistics are published in the release calendar, which is available on the website. The announcements and delays are per-announced in this calendar. In the case of delays, the date of the next publication and the explanation of the reasons for the delays are specified.

The calendar of publications is available on INSTAT website.

http://www.instat.gov.al/en/publications/calendar/?TimePeriod=&DateFrom=&DateTo=&Publisher=&Subject=Population&Subject=Births%2C+deaths+and+marriages&Subject=Migration+and+migrant+integration

In line with the article 34 of Law No.17/2018 “On Official Statistics”, dated in 17.04.2018, disseminates statistics on INSTAT website and other media for simultaneous access, respecting professional independence and in an objective, professional and transparent manner in which all users are treated equitably. The following dissemination channels are used to release the results:

1. Website – online release
2. Written requests
3. Special publications 
4. Data request, section available for external users 

http://www.instat.gov.al/media/4193/dissemination-policy-guideline_____.pdf

The dissemination of the population of 1st January data is done in annual basis.

According to the calendar of publications, the data of the resident Population in Albania, 1 January are published annually with a separate publication, on specific dates, approximately 104 days after the reference date, 1 January of the current year. The publication is available on the official website of INSTAT, in the statistical database Px-Web, also distributed electronically to users.

The data are presented and published at INSTATs website according to legislation and regular issues:

Publication Population in Albania, 1 January

Data on statistics of Population in Albania are published on the official website of INSTAT:

Database of statistical data

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Population Statistics Sectortakes care about all documentation of the whole process of work of Population in Albania for internal purposes.

INSTAT is committed to ensure the highest quality with respect to the compilation of statistical information. In accordance with the Statistics Law, INSTAT use statistical methods and processes in compliance with internationally recognized scientific principles and standards conduct ongoing analyses of the statistics with a view to quality improvements and ensure that statistics are as up to-date. In performing its tasks it follows the general principles of quality management from the European Statistics Code of Practice. INSTAT declares that it takes into account the following principles: impartiality, quality of processes and products, user orientation, employee orientation, effectiveness of statistical processes, reducing the workload for respondents. Quality controls and validation of data are actions carried out throughout the process. The staff is involved in different stages of index calculation, such as the data collection, data control, data input and other necessary control are all well trained. This helps the staff to know the enterprises and their responsibilities and keep an updated collaboration.

Annual estimation population is based on cohort component method. This is a standard demographic method, which uses various data sources for the base components of 6 population change. The data sources used can be considered the best sources, in country and prefectures level. The information gained from administrative registers (births, deaths and internal movements) is considered comprehensive and reliable

Users of Annual population estimation are classified as external and internal. Annual estimation population, is widely used by Ministries and public administrations that uses these data for economic and social policy planning purposes, universities (teachers/graduate and post graduate students), research organizations and simple users. The information about the user needs on the annual estimation population can be measured in different ways: 

• The frequency of page views for the relevant product in INSTAT website;
• Discussion with different users about their needs; 
• Discussion with users, who personally contact and send their data requests to INSTAT or to the Population sector, about their specific needs.

Page Views (Hits) about Population in Albania in 2021 are around 113,406 clicks. During 2021 INSTAT conducted User Satisfaction Survey from INSTAT publications. The survey results show that the overall quality of Population in Albania is rated 3.58 (71.6%) on a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good). INSTAT organizes every year User Satisfaction Survey.

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Results of Population in Albania are published on INSTAT website 104 days after the end of the reference period (T+ 104 days).

The reference period of these results is January 1, 2022.              

Usually the publication data of “Population in Albania” has been punctual based on the publication calendar. 

INSTAT prepares in detail and release population estimation in national and regional level (prefectures). The estimation in national and regional is based in the same methodology and is intended to be consistent. The annual population estimates on 1st January are disaggregated by NUTS 3 – 12 prefectures:

1. Berat 
2. Dibër
3. Durrës
4. Elbasan 
5. Fier 
6. Gjirokastër 
7. Korcë 
8. Kukës 
9. Lezhë  
10. Shkodër 
11. Tiranë
12. Vlorë

Comparisons between different data sources continue to be present. The users often compare the estimations of population conducted by INSTAT with the population of Albanian citizens from the administrative Civil Register. These comparisons have to be treated carefully because the difference between them is in the definitions used. Though INSTAT estimates the population referring to the definition of the usual resident, the civil register counts every Albanian citizen, living or not in the territory of Albania in a moment in time exp: 1st January.

It is used the same population that follows the international regulations for all population components definitions. Population of previous year plus natural change (live births minus deaths) plus net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) equals the population on 1 January of this year.

The sector of Population Statistics is part of the Division of Social Statistics. The staff involved in the procedure of data collections, data control, update and maintains of statistics works full time.

1. Head Office 1 employed

2. Specialist 3 employed

Data received from administrative sources are free of cost. The co-operation agreements between INSTAT, General Directorate of Civil Registry offer the opportunity of transmit the data with no cost.

Revision policy of Population estimation is done in accordance with general revision policy and errors treatment policy introduced by INSTAT in the links below.

The same revision policy is applied nationally and in transmissions to Eurostat.

Revision Policy 

The Errors treatiment Policy

The population estimation were revised for the period after the 2011 Census, 2011-2017. The revision was conducted as a result of the partly change of the followed methodology and the improvement of administrative data used (internal movements) where it was necessary the correction of the previous years for the estimation of prefectures population. On the other hand, the inclusion in calculation of migration data from LFS for years 2015 and 2016 highlighted the need of revision of immigration figures for the previous years. The use of cohort component method needs an accurately population estimation in order to profit quality results. The revision of the data series after the last Census in 2011 was necessary in order to profit quality results in the estimation of 1st January 2017 Resident Population.

The data is collected quarterly and annually.

Administrative data (live births and deaths) are send to INSTAT on quaterly basis by General Directory of Civil Status.

The migration data is collected through the quarterly Labour Force Survey and Migration Survey in Albania. The survey is filled through individual face to face interview. Important administrative data for the population sector are available from General Directorate of Civil Status.

The comparison between actual data or with previous year data helps for the data validation.

The Population of Albania estimated on 1st January 2022 is based on the combined estimation between 1st January 2021 and demographic events (births and deaths) from General Directorate of Civil Status and international migration from Labour Force Survey.

Adjustments are done for the number of emigration and immigration data collected through LFS survey for which the age structure was corrected considering the last population projection data.

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