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

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: Statistics Iceland


Eurostat metadata
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

Statistics Iceland
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Labour market, living conditions and demography department
1.5. Contact mail address

Statistics Iceland
Borgartúni 21a
150 Reykjavík
Iceland


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 10/06/2021
2.2. Metadata last posted 10/06/2021
2.3. Metadata last update 10/06/2021


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
 From the National Register of Persons of 31 December information is gathered on the total population with domicile in Iceland on 1 January  All children whose mother is domiciled in Iceland are counted, regardless of where the birth takes place. A child is considered a live birth if it shows signs of life at birth.  Information processed from the National Register of Persons on the total number of dead domiciled in Iceland, regardless of place of death.  Information processed from the National Register of Persons on external migration.  Information processed from the National Register of Persons on external migration.

 

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
 Population estimates for 1. January is not consistent with the 12 month rule.  Live births estimates are not consistent with the 12 month rule.  Deaths estimates are not consistent with the 12 month rule.  Information processed on external migration are not consistent with the 12 month rule.  Information processed on external migration are not consistent with the 12 month rule.
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 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 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

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

Not available.
8.2. Release calendar access

Not available.
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

http://www.statice.is/Statistics/Population
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

http://www.statice.is/Statistics/Population
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

http://www.statice.is/Statistics/Population
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
http://www.statice.is/publications/metadata?fileId=19601 http://www.statice.is/publications/metadata?fileId=19604 http://www.statice.is/publications/metadata?fileId=19603 http://www.statice.is/publications/metadata?fileId=19578 http://www.statice.is/publications/metadata?fileId=19578 http://www.statice.is/publications/metadata?fileId=19578
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Not available.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

Not available.


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
There are three sources of errors to figures in the National Register of Persons on 31 December: late notifications of change of residence, late death certificates, and late birth reports. In a survey of delayed reports over the past five years it emerged that the greatest uncertainty was caused by late notifications of change of residence, due to which an average of 80 persons are under- or overestimated in the National Register of Persons on 31 December. Late death certificates cause the number of persons to be overestimated by around 10 persons in the National Register of Persons on 31 December, while late birth reports cause the number of persons to be underestimated by one individual about every two years.  Delayed birth reports were for a short period the main cause of errors in birth figures. In a review of delays to birth reports over the last five years it emerged that no birth report was missing. Information on the number of deaths published in the tables of Statistics Iceland is accurate; it can be considered certain that information on all deaths reaches Statistics Iceland. Late registration of change of residence is the main cause of errors in migration figures.

Migration is calculated for each month and thus a final figure is available for each month on its own; the figures for that month are not changed at any point after that. If a change of residence is registered a month or more late it is added to the month during which it was received.

When considering all moves over the past five years (from 1996-2000) only around 55% of registrations were received within a month of moving. After two months 96% of all registrations had been received by Statistics Iceland and within six months 98% had been received.

Errors in published migration data appear due to delays in registration of change of residence.

 Late registration of change of residence is the main cause of errors in migration figures.

Migration is calculated for each month and thus a final figure is available for each month on its own; the figures for that month are not changed at any point after that. If a change of residence is registered a month or more late it is added to the month during which it was received.

When considering all moves over the past five years (from 1996-2000) only around 55% of registrations were received within a month of moving. After two months 96% of all registrations had been received by Statistics Iceland and within six months 98% had been received.

Errors in published migration data appear due to delays in registration of change of residence.

 Late registration of change of residence is the main cause of errors in migration figures.

Migration is calculated for each month and thus a final figure is available for each month on its own; the figures for that month are not changed at any point after that. If a change of residence is registered a month or more late it is added to the month during which it was received.

When considering all moves over the past five years (from 1996-2000) only around 55% of registrations were received within a month of moving. After two months 96% of all registrations had been received by Statistics Iceland and within six months 98% had been received.

Errors in published migration data appear due to delays in registration of change of residence.
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.  Not applicable.  Not applicable.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

Not available.
14.2. Punctuality

Not available.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Statistics are fully comparable between geographical areas.
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
From 1997 the National Register of Persons at the end of the year provides the population figures for 1 January the subsequent year. Live births include in 2009 births outside of Iceland, whose mothers were resident of Iceland at time of birth. Previously these births were counted in the immigration figures. Since 1981 Since 1987 Since 1987
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Comparability between the death, birth and migration and the population register. Additionally all variables in the population register are tested for inner consistency and new codes are specially looked at.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

Not available.
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
 The National Register of Persons  The National Register of Persons  The National Register of Persons The National Register of Persons   The National Register of Persons
18.2. Frequency of data collection

Yearly
18.3. Data collection

Automatic processes get the information electronically from NRP.
18.4. Data validation

Comparability between the population register and databases on migration, deaths and live births. Additionally each of the above mentioned variables in the population register is tested for inner consistency and new codes are specially looked at. 
18.5. Data compilation

Statistics Iceland uses the NRP at the end of the year for estimating the population at that time. All migration flows that have been registered during the year are taken into account, but birth and death data referring to the reference year which are registered in the first 6 weeks of the following year are added to / subtracted from the data before publication.
18.6. Adjustment

No adjustments are made. Deviations between natural increase and net immigration and the population growth is not adjusted in the statistics.


19. Comment Top

Not available.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top