Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
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
Annual estimations of number of population: The estimation of number of population uses the number of population as the basis according to the census, and then the correction is done according to the results of vital statistics, i.e. natural increase and internal migration trends. In case of positive natural increase, the number of population increases, and in case of negative natural increase, the number of population decreases. When estimating the population, the assumption is that the balance of international migration is equal to zero. Migration trends of population inside Montenegro are taken into account and they influence on the estimations of number of population at the level of municipalities.
A live-born child (live birth) is every child who shows signs of life after birth (such as breathing i.e. beating of the heart) even for a very short period, regardless of mother's pregnancy duration.
Dead person is a person who died any time after the birth.
Not applicable
Not applicable
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
The deviation in the population is because: At the number of population from the census we applied natural increase as the difference between births and deaths, which are not fully complied with usual place of residence definition.
Statistics on births covers all birth registered in Birth register in Ministry of interior and whose mother permanent or temporary residence of the mother, as follows:
by place of residence (for mothers with citizenship of Montenegro)
as well as mothers who are temporary resident in Montenegro and are do not have citizenship of Montenegro.
Statistics on deaths covers all cases of deaths registered in the Register of Death sand who have permanent or temporary residence, as follows:
by place of residence(for those who have citizenship of Montenegro)
as well as who are temporary resident in Montenegro and are do not have citizenship of Montenegro
Not applicable
Not applicable
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
From 2014.
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 31st December). The reference period for vital events data is the calendar year in which the events occurred.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Legal basis for producing statistics of birth is Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System of Montenegro (Official Gazette of Montenegro 18/12, 47/19), and Annual Plan of Statistical Surveys.
The data source is administrative source – Registry Office that is managed by state administration body responsible for internal affairs (Ministry of Interiors).
The data are submitted in accordance with the Agreement on Data Transmission signed by Statistical Office of Montenegro and Ministry of Interiors.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
The main producer of these data is Statistical Office of Montenegro.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Legal basis for confidentialty policy is Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System of Montenegro (Official Gazette of Montenegro 18/12, 47/19).
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
On the basis of Agreement on Cooperation signed between Statistical Office of Montenegro and Ministry of Interiors, the data submitted to Statistical Office of Montenegro does not contain characteristics which allow the identification of persons.
By dissemination policy, Statistical office each releases are put on the web site at 11:00 at the date from calendar of publishing. When releases are published on web site we send e mail to all media to inform them about availability of release.
Bearing in mind that as a data source using data from administrative register, the basic issue in ensuring quality compliance is the definition and coverage.
Statistical office during preparation of Agreement with Ministry of Interior addressed the special attention to these issues.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
There are no document available about assessment.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
As main users of data we recognize Government of Montenegro, researchers, students and others. Their entire request for population data is satisfied.
Please report on the reasons for any unreliability of the data on:
Population
Live births
Deaths
Immigrants
Emigrants
Net migration
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
13.2. Sampling error
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
14.1. Timeliness
For births and deaths data are published on 11 April what means it is 98 days after last day of reference period.
14.2. Punctuality
There is no time lag between the actual delivery of the data and the target date when it should have been delivered.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Statistics of birth and death are comparable in EU and in Balkan region.
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
1951-2022 (b 2010)
1951-2022 (b 2010)
1951-2022 (b 2010)
not applicable
not applicable
2010 we change the source. Until 2010 it was decentralized system of data collection and local administrative units collect data via paper form of questionnaires. From 2010 in Montenegro applied centralized system of data collection and Ministry of interior become responsible for Registers of DEADTHS AND BIRTHS.
Until 2010 definition of usual place of residence was fully applied. After that we use combination of registers as we explain above.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Definition of birth and death are coherent for internal purposes.
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 data source for population estimates is: census; statistics of births; statistics of deaths; and migration of population. The population estimates are produced by sex, age, and at the level of municipality during a year.
The data source is administrative source – Registry Office that is managed by state administration body responsible for internal affairs (Ministry of Interiors).
The data are submitted in accordance with the Agreement on Data Transmission signed by Statistical Office of Montenegro and Ministry of Interiors.
The data source is administrative – register of deaths. This data source is managed by the Ministry of Interiors. The data are collected on the basis of Agreement on Data Submission signed between Statistical Office of Montenegro and Ministry of Interiors.
not applicable
not applicable
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Data collected on daily basis, and provided to Statistical office monthly.
18.3. Data collection
This process is described in agreement between Statistical office and Ministry of Interior.
Monthly, Ministry of Interior delivered to the Statistical office CD data in TXT file. Statistical office these monthly database analyses and combines with other bases for the year.
18.4. Data validation
Validation of data is implemented from Statistical office. It is control of coverage, control of missing data, and logical control between data.
18.5. Data compilation
Having in mind that we use administrative sources, some of the phases as data capture are jumped. Process of imputation and editing data is described with logical rules.
18.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
Population estimates is postponed until the release of final data of the census of population, households, and dwellings.
Having in mind that the census was implemented in December 2023, the final results of the mentioned will be used for the production of population estimates in the next period.
First results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.
24 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
Annual estimations of number of population: The estimation of number of population uses the number of population as the basis according to the census, and then the correction is done according to the results of vital statistics, i.e. natural increase and internal migration trends. In case of positive natural increase, the number of population increases, and in case of negative natural increase, the number of population decreases. When estimating the population, the assumption is that the balance of international migration is equal to zero. Migration trends of population inside Montenegro are taken into account and they influence on the estimations of number of population at the level of municipalities.
A live-born child (live birth) is every child who shows signs of life after birth (such as breathing i.e. beating of the heart) even for a very short period, regardless of mother's pregnancy duration.
Dead person is a person who died any time after the birth.
Not applicable
Not applicable
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
The deviation in the population is because: At the number of population from the census we applied natural increase as the difference between births and deaths, which are not fully complied with usual place of residence definition.
Statistics on births covers all birth registered in Birth register in Ministry of interior and whose mother permanent or temporary residence of the mother, as follows:
by place of residence (for mothers with citizenship of Montenegro)
as well as mothers who are temporary resident in Montenegro and are do not have citizenship of Montenegro.
Statistics on deaths covers all cases of deaths registered in the Register of Death sand who have permanent or temporary residence, as follows:
by place of residence(for those who have citizenship of Montenegro)
as well as who are temporary resident in Montenegro and are do not have citizenship of Montenegro
Not applicable
Not applicable
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
Data are available at national level of geographical detail.
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.
Please report on the reasons for any unreliability of the data on:
Population
Live births
Deaths
Immigrants
Emigrants
Net migration
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
Counts of statistical units
Having in mind that we use administrative sources, some of the phases as data capture are jumped. Process of imputation and editing data is described with logical rules.
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 data source for population estimates is: census; statistics of births; statistics of deaths; and migration of population. The population estimates are produced by sex, age, and at the level of municipality during a year.
The data source is administrative source – Registry Office that is managed by state administration body responsible for internal affairs (Ministry of Interiors).
The data are submitted in accordance with the Agreement on Data Transmission signed by Statistical Office of Montenegro and Ministry of Interiors.
The data source is administrative – register of deaths. This data source is managed by the Ministry of Interiors. The data are collected on the basis of Agreement on Data Submission signed between Statistical Office of Montenegro and Ministry of Interiors.
not applicable
not applicable
Data are available as final yearly data.
For births and deaths data are published on 11 April what means it is 98 days after last day of reference period.
Statistics of birth and death are comparable in EU and in Balkan region.
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
1951-2022 (b 2010)
1951-2022 (b 2010)
1951-2022 (b 2010)
not applicable
not applicable
2010 we change the source. Until 2010 it was decentralized system of data collection and local administrative units collect data via paper form of questionnaires. From 2010 in Montenegro applied centralized system of data collection and Ministry of interior become responsible for Registers of DEADTHS AND BIRTHS.
Until 2010 definition of usual place of residence was fully applied. After that we use combination of registers as we explain above.
