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

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: Office of Statistics, Liechtenstein.


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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
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Office of Statistics, Liechtenstein.
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Office of Statistics
1.5. Contact mail address

Aeulestrasse 51
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 13/03/2023
2.2. Metadata last posted 13/03/2023
2.3. Metadata last update 17/07/2024


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

Population and migration statistics show births, deaths and migration movements. Where possible, data are split by gender, marital status, citizenship, and age groups.
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

Persons who have lived in Liechtenstein for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or persons who arrived in Liechtenstein during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year (usual residence population).

Mother of a child or a child has to be part of the usual resident population.

 Death of persons who are part of the usual resident population. Long term imigrants (persons who lived 12 months or longer in Liechtenstein or intended to live 12 month and longer in Liechtenstein (permanent resident population). Long term emigrants (persons who lived 12 months or longer in Liechtenstein or intended to live 12 month and longer in Liechtenstein (permanent resident population).

 

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
Students who study in foreign countries are often part of the usual residence population since they retain their domicile in Liechtenstein.  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.  not applicable.  not applicable.
3.7. Reference area

Data are available at national level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time

Data is available since 2010.
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 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.


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Statistics Act, Statistic Ordinance:

https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-statistik/gesetze
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Quality Guidelines

https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-statistik/qualitaetssicherung/qualitaetsgrundsaetze

 


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Quality Guidelins - chapter 2.4.11 Statistical secrecy:

https://www.llv.li/serviceportal2/amtsstellen/amt-fuer-statistik/150.060-qualitaetssicherung/150.061-qualitaetsgrundsaetze/150.061.001.2_qualitaetsleitlinien.pdf

Statistic Act, Art. 16, Statitical secrecy

https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2008.271

 
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Quality Guidelins:

https://www.llv.li/files/as/qualitaetsleitlinien-li-v1-1.pdf

Law on Statistics:

https://www.llv.li/files/as/statistikgesetz_e_2019.pdf


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Statistical Programme - contains an overview of all publications:

https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-statistik/statistisches-programm

Publication calendar with current information:

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/anwendungen-datenbanken/erscheinungskalender

 
8.2. Release calendar access

Publication calendar:

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/anwendungen-datenbanken/erscheinungskalender

 
8.3. Release policy - user access

Quality Guidelines, chapter 2.4:

https://www.llv.li/serviceportal2/amtsstellen/amt-fuer-statistik/150.060-qualitaetssicherung/150.061-qualitaetsgrundsaetze/150.061.001.2_qualitaetsleitlinien.pdf

 


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Data is published on a yearly basis.


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

A newsletter is sent out. It contains some short information about the publication released, a link to the topic on the homepage and the database (www.etab.llv.li) of the Office of Statistics.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

The Office of Statistics releases three publications for each reference year in paper form, pdf-file and Excel-file:

Zivilstandsstatistik (deaths and live births; marriages, partnerships; life expectancy) 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/bevoelkerung/geburten-todesfaelle

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/bevoelkerung/ehen-partnerschaften

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/bevoelkerung/lebenserwartung

 

Bevölkerungsstatistik (population; population movement) 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/bevoelkerung/bevoelkerungsstand

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/bevoelkerung/bevoelkerungsbewegung

 

Migrationsstatistik (immigrants, emigrants; internal migration)  

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/bevoelkerung/migration-binnenwanderung
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Database for population on 31 December and 30 June available.
www.etab.llv.li
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not applicable.
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

Methodical information are published in the chapter methodology and quality of the population statistics

https://www.statistikportal.li/statistikportal/publications/211-bevoelkerungsstand/2022/01/1/282.2022.01_01_bevoelkerungsstatistik-2022-methodik-qualitaet.pdf

Methodical information are published in the chapter methodology and quality of the Zivilstandsstatistik

https://www.statistikportal.li/statistikportal/publications/221-geburten-sterbeaelle/2021/01/1/221.2021.01_01_geburten-und-todesfallstatistik-2021_methodik-und-qualitaet.pdf

Methodical information are published in the chapter methodology and quality of the Zivilstandsstatistik

https://www.statistikportal.li/statistikportal/publications/221-geburten-sterbeaelle/2021/01/1/221.2021.01_01_geburten-und-todesfallstatistik-2021_methodik-und-qualitaet.pdf

Methodical information are published in the chapter methodology and quality of the Migrationsstatistik

https://www.statistikportal.li/statistikportal/publications/212-bevoelkerungsbewegung/2021/01/1/231.2021.01.1_01_migration-binnenwanderung-2021.pdf

Methodical information are published in the chapter methodology and quality of the Migrationsstatistik

https://www.statistikportal.li/statistikportal/publications/212-bevoelkerungsbewegung/2021/01/1/231.2021.01.1_01_migration-binnenwanderung-2021.pdf

Methodical information are published in the chapter methodology and quality of the Migrationsstatistik 

https://www.statistikportal.li/statistikportal/publications/212-bevoelkerungsbewegung/2021/01/1/231.2021.01.1_01_migration-binnenwanderung-2021.pdf
10.7. Quality management - documentation

For each publication a book of guidlines is created and updated every year. In there data quality issues are documented and will be improved. These guidelines are for internal use only, but in Chapter "Methods & Quality" which is part of every publication, the processes are described and published.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

In addition to the automatic checks of the data, the publication is controlled by a second person according to the 4-eyes principle based on predefined rules.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

The qualitiy of the data is good. The municipality report continously the arrival and departure of the inhabitants. As of December 31, each municipality sends the list of the persons living in the municipalty to the Office of Statistics. Any deviations between the Central Population Register and the recived data is corrected in collaboration with the municipality.  Every month the data is loaded into a data warehouse and afterwards validated with 47 reports. The loading into the data warehouse is repeated until the validation is successful.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Every five years - the last time in spring 2023 - users of the statistical publications are invited to a survey for a feedback: https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-statistik/nutzungsbefragung

 
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Every five years users of the statistical publications are invited to a survey for a feedback: https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-statistik/nutzungsbefragung
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
A few persons in Liechtenstein are not registered. Usually these persons live in the household of their partner.  Not available.  Not available. Not available.  Not available.  Not available.
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

Data concering migraton has the longest time delay, around 11 months.
14.2. Punctuality

All statistics were published on time, according to the publication calendar. 


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

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
since 1999 since 1999

since 1999

 since 2008 since 2008
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal

The population statistic and the migration statistic is fully coherent. Both statistics are based on the same set of data in data warehouse.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

In early March provisional data about the size of the population is published. In September the value are revised and final data is published. The difference is maximum +/-15 people.
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
Central Population Register. No major changes since the first reference year. Central Population Register. No major changes since the first reference year. Central Population Register. No major changes since the first reference year. Central Population Register. No major changes since the first reference year. Central Population Register. No major changes since the first reference year.
18.2. Frequency of data collection

Administrave data are used. Continous data collection. As of December 31, each municipality sends a list of all persons living in the municipalty to the Office of Statistics. Any deviations between the Central Population Register and the recived data is corrected in collaboration with the municipality. 
18.3. Data collection

Administrave data are used. Continous data collection. As of December 31, each municipality sends the list of the persons living in the municipalty to the Office of Statistics. Any deviations between the Central Population Register and the recived data is corrected in collaboration with the municipality. 
18.4. Data validation

As of December 31, each municipality sends the list of the persons living in the municipality to the Office of Statistics. Any deviations between the Central Population Register and the recived data is corrected in collaboration with the municipality. Every month the data are loaded into a data warehouse and afterwards validated with 47 reports. The loading into the data warehouse is repeated until the validation shows no errors.
18.5. Data compilation

Each registered person receives an identification number, which is used by all municipalities and through all processes. As all persons are regsitered with all required information, no imputations are needed.
18.6. Adjustment

No adjustments necessary.


19. Comment Top

Not available.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top