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

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT)


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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

Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT)
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Division of Demography, Social Statistics and Tourism
1.5. Contact mail address

Statistical Service of Cyprus

CY-1444

Nicosia

Cyprus


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 28/06/2024
2.2. Metadata last posted 28/06/2024
2.3. Metadata last update 28/06/2024


3. Statistical presentation Top
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
The persons residing in Cyprus for at least 12 months or who came to Cyprus with the intention to reside for at least 12 months. The birth of a child who breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of gestational age. The permanent disappearence of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place, without the possibility of resuscitation. Persons who enter Cyprus with the intention to settle in Cyprus or to stay for one year or more. Persons who have left Cyprus with the intention to settle abroad or to stay abroad for one year or more.

 

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
 No deviation  No deviation  No deviation  No deviation  No deviation
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  Persons who immigrated in Cyprus during the reference year.  Persons who emigrated from Cyprus during the reference year.
3.7. Reference area

Data are available at national level of geographical detail.

(Government controlled areas of the Republic of Cyprus)
3.8. Coverage - Time

Not available.
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 31December).
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

Article 3 of the national Official Statistics Law, No. 25(I) of 2021 defines the functions of the Statistical Service of Cyprus regarding the production and dissemination of official statistics. Moreover, Article 13, explicitly stipulates the mandate for data collection and introduces a mandatory response to statistical enquiries by stipulating the obligation of respondents to reply to surveys and provide the data required. This relates not only to national but also to European statistics which, by virtue of Article 8 of the said Law, are incorporated in the annual and multiannual programmes of work without any further procedure.

Official Statistics Law of 2021 (cystat.gov.cy)

Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statisticsText with EEA relevance (europa.eu) 
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not available.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Official statistics are released in accordance to all confidentiality provisions of the following:
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

The treatment of confidential data is regulated by CYSTAT's Code of Practice for the Collection, Publication and Storage of Statistical Data.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Not applicable.
8.2. Release calendar access

Link to CYSTAT’s release calendar: https://www.cystat.gov.cy/en/AnnouncementList
8.3. Release policy - user access

According to the Dissemination and Pricing Policy of the Statistical Service of Cyprus (section 2.3) CYSTAT΄s main channel for dissemination of statistics is the website, which offers the same conditions to everyone and is updated at the same time every working day (12:00 noon). Privileged pre-released access (of no more than 1 day in advance) has been granted to a few selected users for specific statistics. These are specified in the Dissemination Policy (section 2.3).

In addition to the annual release calendar, users are informed of the various statistical releases through the “Alert” service provided by CYSTAT.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Annually


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

An electronic news release will be made available on the website of the Statistical Service (https://www.cystat.gov.cy/en/default). 
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

An electronic publication will be made available on the website of the Statistical Service (www.cystat.gov.cy).
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

PxWeb - Select table (cystat.gov.cy)
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Statistical micro-data from CYSTAT’s surveys are accessible for research purposes only and under strict provisions as described below:

Under the provisions of the Statistics Law, CYSTAT may release microdata for the sole use of scientific research. Applicants have to submit the request form "APPLICATION FOR DATA FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES" giving thorough information on the project for which micro-data are needed.

The application is evaluated by CYSTAT’s Confidentiality Committee and if the application is approved, a charge is fixed according to the volume and time consumed for preparation of the data. Micro-data may then be released after an anonymisation process which ensures no direct identification of the statistical units but, at the same time, ensures usability of the data. The link for the application is attached below.
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
Publications (cystat.gov.cy)
  Publications (cystat.gov.cy)  Publications (cystat.gov.cy)  Publications (cystat.gov.cy)  Publications (cystat.gov.cy)  Publications (cystat.gov.cy)
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

The quality of statistics in CYSTAT is managed in the framework of the European Statistics Code of Practice which sets the standards for developing, producing and disseminating European Statistics as well as the ESS Quality Assurance Framework (QAF). CYSTAT endorses the Quality Declaration of the European Statistical System. In addition, CYSTAT is guided by the requirements provided for in Article 11 of the Statistics Law No. 25(I) of 2021 as well as Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics, which sets out the quality criteria to be applied in the development, production and dissemination of European statistics. 

Related links:
11.2. Quality management - assessment

Certain procedures are implemented in order to monitor the quality of administrative data for births and deaths received from the Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD): an evaluation of the variables obtained takes place, outliers are detected and re-checked with the CRMD, duplicates are identified and deleted.

For survey results, in addition to the consistency and validation checks already implemented in the CAPI questionnaire, a recording system which is installed in the tablets used for the survey enables the assessment of the quality of the work conducted by interviewers. Also, indicators per inteviewer are calculated as an extra measure to monitor their work. Finally, complementary data sources are used to verify trends and indicators resulting from the data analysis.

When the results of the Census of Population 2021 will be finalised, the data will be revised for the year 2021 and for the inter-Censal period.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Not available.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Since 2008 (with the exception of 2010, 2013 and 2020) CYSTAT carries out an annual online “Users Satisfaction Survey”. The results of the surveys are available on CYSTAT’s website at the link attached below.

Overall, there is a high level of satisfaction of the users of statistical data published by CYSTAT.
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
Since births and deaths are registered events which are almost 100% covered, any divergence between the estimated population and the actual population (in the mid-Census period) will mainly be the result of the errors on the estimates of immigrants and emigrants. Such errors are explained in point 13.3 below. Not applicable Not applicable There is the possibility of coverage error as well as the under-representation of the full population of immigrants in the sample. There is the possibility of coverage error as well as the under-representation of the full population of emigrants in the sample. Not applicable
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  Not applicable  Not applicable  Not applicable  Not applicable
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  Not applicable  Not applicable Respondent errors may occur mainly due to the fact that respondents do not always provide honest answers regarding their intention to stay in the country for at least 12 months, or they may provide inaccurate answers on other questions they are asked. Respondent errors may occur mainly due to the fact that respondents do not always provide honest answers regarding their intention to stay in a foreign country for at least 12 months, or they may provide inaccurate answers on other questions they are asked.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

Not available.
14.2. Punctuality

Not available.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Data refer to the Government controlled areas of the Republic of Cyprus.
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
 1974  1974  1974  1981  1983
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Internal coherence is achieved as there is only a single definition used for population: the usually resident population.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

A data revision policy is in place at CYSTAT. It is published on CYSTAT’s website, at the following link:

CYSTAT also publishes a list of scheduled revisions (regular or major revisions), also published on its website, at the following link: https://www.cystat.gov.cy/en/StaticPage?id=1064

The total population and demographic statistics will be revised when the results of the Census of Population 2021 will be finalised.
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
By using the Census of Population as a benchmark, annual population data are estimated using the natural increase and net migration figures. Births Register: Civil Registry and Migration Department Deaths Register: Civil Registry and Migration Department.

As from 2015, the data base at the Health Monitoring Unit of Cyprus has also been used as an additional source.

 Combination of surveys and other methods Combination of surveys and other methods
18.2. Frequency of data collection

Annual
18.3. Data collection

Combination of use of adiministrative sources and surveys.
18.4. Data validation

On the data received from administrative sources (Births and Deaths), some data validation rules are performed with the use of SPSS in order to ensure that the results are correct and consistent. 
18.5. Data compilation

Data on births, deaths, immigrants and emigrants refer to the usually resident population of the Government controlled areas of the Republic of Cyprus only. The population in the Government controlled areas of Cyprus does not include the military forces (and their families) residing in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) of Akrotiri and Dhekelia - it does include however the rest of the resident population in the SBAs which do not belong to the military forces.

Population residing in the occupied area of Cyprus is not included in the figures of births, deaths, immigrants and emigrants.

Please refer to the Demographic Statistics report for more information on the data compilation.

 https://www.cystat.gov.cy/en/PublicationList?s=32
18.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.


19. Comment Top

Not available.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top