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

1.1. Contact organisation

STATISTICS AUSTRIA

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Social Statistics Directorate

1.3. Contact name

Confidential because of GDPR

1.4. Contact person function

Confidential because of GDPR

1.5. Contact mail address

Guglgasse 13, A-1110 Vienna

1.6. Contact email address

Confidential because of GDPR

1.7. Contact phone number

Confidential because of GDPR

1.8. Contact fax number

Confidential because of GDPR

2.1. Metadata last certified

23 June 2025

2.2. Metadata last posted

23 June 2025

2.3. Metadata last update

23 June 2025

3.1. Data description

First results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.

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
Registered population with an active main residence in Austria for more than 90 days including the reference date.	Births of residents with a registered main residence in Austria (irrespective of the length of stay) occurring during the reference year.	Deaths of residents with a registered main residence in Austria (irrespective of the length of stay) occurring during the reference year.	First Registrations of a main residence in Austria or registrations after a gap of more than 90 days to any previous registration and continuing for for more than 90 consecutive days after the registration.	Deregistrations of a main residence in Austria with no consecutive registration or a gap of more than 90 days to any consecutive registration and having been in force for for more than 90 consecutive days before the de-registration.

 

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
Minimum length of stay 90 days instead of 365 days. Registered population only.	Registered population only.	Registered population only.	Minimum length of stay 90 days instead of 365 days. Registered population only.	Minimum length of stay 90 days instead of 365 days. Registered population only.

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 because no survey is used.

3.7. Reference area

Data are available at national level of geographical detail.

3.8. Coverage - Time

The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December).
The reference period for vital and dual 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.

3.9. Base period

Not applicable.

Counts of statistical units.

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.

6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000: 

6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Bundesstatitstikgesetz 2000:  

 

7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Federal Law Gazette I No. 163/1999 as amended, provides the general legalframework and contains the basic provisions for the compilation of federal statistics. Artcle 17 of this document regulates confidentiality of statistics.

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

See 7.1

8.1. Release calendar

 population and migration:

• preliminary results quarterly
• final results by May-June of year after reference date (31 Dec) or reporting year

 live births and deaths:

• preliminary results monthly
• final results by May-June of year after reporting year

8.2. Release calendar access

Release calender: 

8.3. Release policy - user access

Results are provided to users via the Webiste of Statistics Austria 

Press releases inform about most releases

Population, migration, naturalisations, vital events: quarterly

10.1. Dissemination format - News release

population on 1 January:

• preliminary results by Mid-February
• final results by May-June

live births:

• preliminary results quarterly
• final results by May-June after reference year

deaths:

• preliminary results quarterly
• final results by May-June after reference year

immigration and emigration:

• final results by May-June after reference year

10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

annual print publication: "Demographisches Jahrbuch" published in November or December of year after reference year

Annexes:
annual print publication "Demographisches Jahrbuch" (Demographic Yearbook)

10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Online ods- or csv-data sheets covering the main results:

population and migraton:

• preliminary results quarterly
• final results by May-June after reference year

live births and deaths:

• preliminary results quarterly
• final results by May-June after reference year

 

Statistical database STATcube:

population:

• final results by May-June after reference date (31 Dec)

live births and deaths:

• final results by May-June after reference year

immigration and emigration:

• final results by May-June after reference year

Annexes:
Population statistics - German
Population statistics - English

10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.

10.5. Dissemination format - other

None.

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
Standard Documentation (EN, short version) Standard Dokumentation (DE, long version)	Standard Documentation (EN, short version) Standard Dokumentation (DE, long version)	Standard Documentation (EN, short version) Standard Dokumentation (DE, long version)	Standard Documentation (EN, short version) Standard Dokumentation (DE, long version)	Standard Documentation (EN, short version) Standard Dokumentation (DE, long version)	Standard Documentation (EN, short version) Standard Dokumentation (DE, long version)

10.7. Quality management - documentation

see 10.6

11.1. Quality assurance

see metadata information under Point 10.

11.2. Quality management - assessment

see metadata information under Point 10.

12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Statistics Austria does not have a quantitative assessment of the use of asylum statisitics but users areexpected to be:

National:

• Federal Chancellery
• Federal Ministries
• Political bodies such as the National Council, the Federal Council, the Federal State Parliaments(Landtage), etc.
• Bodied the represent specific interest groups (e.g. social partners, the Chamber of Labour, theChamber of Commerce, bodies that represent certain professions,...)
• Political bodies representing national and federal intersts as well as municipalities
• Statistics Austria (internal users)

International:

• European Commission
• European Court of Auditors
• European Central Bank
• OECD
• UN and their Subdivisions
• IWF
• Non-Profit-Organisations

Other:

• Media
• Educational institutions
• Research institutions
• Health institutions
• Businesses
• General public

12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available.

12.3. Completeness

Data are final, thus they can be regarded as complete.

13.1. Accuracy - overall

Please report on the reasons for any unreliability of the data on:
Population	Live births	Deaths	Immigrants	Emigrants	Net migration
Non-registered population not included. Inclusion of nationals and EU-citizens not having de-registered when emigrating abroad. However, this group is partially covered by calculations for the annual population figure for federal tax sharing. If analysis of different registers shows that people are in no other register than the population register, these are identified as potential nominal members. The share of these having been identified as actually not being present at the last census, is assumed to have migrated abroad and thus excluded from the population.	-	-	Non-registered immigrants not included.	Missing de-registrations. However, these are partially covered by administrative checks of people with expired residence permits (third country nationals only). In addition, calculations for the annual population figure for federal tax sharing also identify nominal members, which are assumed to have migrated abroad and thus counted as additional emigrations.	-

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 applicable because no survey is used.

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 applicable because no survey is used.

14.1. Timeliness

Data for POP are available for processing approx. 90 days after the reference date; data for IMM/EMI can be processed approx. 90 days after the end of the reference periode, data for live events are available to Statistics Austria continously. 

14.2. Punctuality

Data have been provided on time.

15.1. Comparability - geographical

Data should be fully coherent with regional migration data, as it is derived from the same source and using the same definitions.

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
2002 onwards	1970-2014. 2015 onwards From 2015 onwards also including births of mothers with registered residence in AT occuring abroad	1970-2008. 2009 onwards From 2009 onwards also including deaths of Austrian registered residents occurring abroad.	1996-2001 2002 onwards Time break in 2002 with change of source from municipal residence registers to central residence register. More relevant for regional migration.	1996-2001 2002 onwards Time break in 2002 with change of source from municipal residence registers to central residence register. More relevant for regional migration.

15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Data are comparable across domains, as long as they are based on the same definitions. Different ESTAT and national definitions may occur.

15.4. Coherence - internal

The same definitions apply across data sources.

Since administrative data are used, there are no costs/burden on repondents.

17.1. Data revision - policy

Final data are not scheduled to be revised, unless the census (each 10 years) requires a revision in order to harmonise results. This has benn the case for the census 2011, not for census 2021.

17.2. Data revision - practice

See 17.1

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
Central Residence Register, since January 01, 2002.	Civil Registry Offices. From November 01, 2014 onwards Central Civil Register.	Civil Registry Offices. From November 01, 2014 onwards Central Civil Register.	Central Residence Register, since January 01, 2002.	Central Residence Register, since January 01, 2002.

18.2. Frequency of data collection

Ongoing data collection in registration offices / civil registry offices.

18.3. Data collection

Population and migration:

Quarterly data transmission from the Central Residence Register and incorporated in the Statistical Mirror Population Register (containing historical data, while CRR contains only current information).

Births and Deaths:

Until Oct 2014: Data is transmitted monthly by the Civil Registry Offices and put together into a statistical database.

From Nov 2014: Data is collected and transmitted to Statistics Austria by the Civil Registry in electronic format and put together into a statistical database. Daily transmission.

18.4. Data validation

Checks for formal and contextual consistency. Details provided in national documentation. See 10.

18.5. Data compilation

Details provided in national documentation. See 10.

18.6. Adjustment

Details provided in national documentation. See 10.

No further comments.

First results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.

23 June 2025

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
Registered population with an active main residence in Austria for more than 90 days including the reference date.	Births of residents with a registered main residence in Austria (irrespective of the length of stay) occurring during the reference year.	Deaths of residents with a registered main residence in Austria (irrespective of the length of stay) occurring during the reference year.	First Registrations of a main residence in Austria or registrations after a gap of more than 90 days to any previous registration and continuing for for more than 90 consecutive days after the registration.	Deregistrations of a main residence in Austria with no consecutive registration or a gap of more than 90 days to any consecutive registration and having been in force for for more than 90 consecutive days before the de-registration.

 

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
Minimum length of stay 90 days instead of 365 days. Registered population only.	Registered population only.	Registered population only.	Minimum length of stay 90 days instead of 365 days. Registered population only.	Minimum length of stay 90 days instead of 365 days. Registered population only.

Number of persons.

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 because no survey is used.

Data are available at national level of geographical detail.

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.

Please report on the reasons for any unreliability of the data on:
Population	Live births	Deaths	Immigrants	Emigrants	Net migration
Non-registered population not included. Inclusion of nationals and EU-citizens not having de-registered when emigrating abroad. However, this group is partially covered by calculations for the annual population figure for federal tax sharing. If analysis of different registers shows that people are in no other register than the population register, these are identified as potential nominal members. The share of these having been identified as actually not being present at the last census, is assumed to have migrated abroad and thus excluded from the population.	-	-	Non-registered immigrants not included.	Missing de-registrations. However, these are partially covered by administrative checks of people with expired residence permits (third country nationals only). In addition, calculations for the annual population figure for federal tax sharing also identify nominal members, which are assumed to have migrated abroad and thus counted as additional emigrations.	-

Counts of statistical units.

Details provided in national documentation. See 10.

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
Central Residence Register, since January 01, 2002.	Civil Registry Offices. From November 01, 2014 onwards Central Civil Register.	Civil Registry Offices. From November 01, 2014 onwards Central Civil Register.	Central Residence Register, since January 01, 2002.	Central Residence Register, since January 01, 2002.

Population, migration, naturalisations, vital events: quarterly

Data for POP are available for processing approx. 90 days after the reference date; data for IMM/EMI can be processed approx. 90 days after the end of the reference periode, data for live events are available to Statistics Austria continously. 

Data should be fully coherent with regional migration data, as it is derived from the same source and using the same definitions.

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
2002 onwards	1970-2014. 2015 onwards From 2015 onwards also including births of mothers with registered residence in AT occuring abroad	1970-2008. 2009 onwards From 2009 onwards also including deaths of Austrian registered residents occurring abroad.	1996-2001 2002 onwards Time break in 2002 with change of source from municipal residence registers to central residence register. More relevant for regional migration.	1996-2001 2002 onwards Time break in 2002 with change of source from municipal residence registers to central residence register. More relevant for regional migration.