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

1.1. Contact organisation

STATISTICS AUSTRIA

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Social Statistics Directorate

1.5. Contact mail address

Guglgasse 13, A-1110 Vienna

2. Metadata update

2.1. Metadata last certified

10/06/2023

2.2. Metadata last posted

10/06/2024

2.3. Metadata last update

10/06/2024

3. Statistical presentation

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) occuring during the reference year.	Deaths of residents with a registered main residence in Austria (irrespective of the length of stay) occuring 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

3.7. Reference area

Data are available at national level of geographical detail.

3.8. Coverage - Time

Optional

3.9. Base period

Not applicable.

4. Unit of measure

Counts of statistical units

5. Reference Period

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

Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000

6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10006095

6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

7. Confidentiality

7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Optional

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Optional

8. Release policy

https://www.statistik.at/medien/veroeffentlichungskalender

8.1. Release calendar

population and migraton:

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

8.3. Release policy - user access

Optional

9. Frequency of dissemination

Optional

10. Accessibility and clarity

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

10.7. Quality management - documentation

see 10.6

11. Quality management

11.1. Quality assurance

see metadata information under Point 10.

11.2. Quality management - assessment

see metadata information under Point 10.

12. Relevance

12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Optional

12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Optional

12.3. Completeness

Optional

13. Accuracy

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 emigating abroad. However, this group is partially covered by calculations for the annual population figure for federal tax sharing. If anaylsis 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. Timeliness and punctuality

14.1. Timeliness

Optional

14.2. Punctuality

Optional

15. Coherence and comparability

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 occuring 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

Optional

15.4. Coherence - internal

The same definitions apply across data sources.

16. Cost and Burden

Optional

17. Data revision

17.1. Data revision - policy

Optional

17.2. Data revision - practice

Optional

18. Statistical processing

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 1/1/2002.	Civil Regisrtry Offices. From 1/11/2014 onwards Central Civil Register.	Civil Registry Offices. From 1/11/2014 onwards Central Civil Register.	Central Residence Register, since 1/1/2002.	Central Residence Register, since 1/1/2002.

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.

19. Comment

Optional

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