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

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: Statistics Sweden


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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

Statistics Sweden
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Section for population statistics
1.5. Contact mail address

SCB
SE-701 89 Örebro,
Sweden


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 08/06/2023
2.2. Metadata last posted 08/06/2023
2.3. Metadata last update 08/06/2023


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
Newborn children to registered parents are registered. People residing in Sweden for at least one year shall register. The complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a baby, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of the voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of such a birth is considered live born.

The permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation). This definition therefore excludes foetal deaths.

 To be registered as an immigrant the person shall have the intention to stay in Sweden for at least one year. To be registered as an emigrant the person shall have the intention to stay aboad for at least one year.

 

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
Persons who are not registered in Sweden, but has the intention to stay in the country for at least one year, are not included. Live born children to non-registered persons are not included. Deaths of non-registered persons are not included. Only persons who register are counted as immigrants. Only persons who deregister are counted as emigrants.
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 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 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

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

Statistics refering to reference time 31 December 2022 and reference year 2022
First annual news release 22 February 2023.
Second annual news release 22 March 2023. 
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

No printed publications.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Statistics are mainly published in the Statistical database http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

SCB (2023) Kvalitetsdeklaration: Befolkningsstatistik. Available at: https://www.scb.se/contentassets/9299bfcd87ba4c828a8d46b4db49d67a/be0101_kd_2023.pdf (only in Swedish).
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

An annual quality assessment is carried out together with external quality experts. The results from the assessment provide input to quality improvements.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

The Swedish data is fully register based. It relies on a statistical register of the total population, kept by Statistics Sweden and fed by an administrative register kept by the Tax Agency, comprising all persons registered in Sweden. The statistical register is considered as the target population.

The rules of registration is regulated in laws. The general rule is that a person who aims on staying in the country for at least one year shall register and a person who aims on staying abroad for at least one year shall deregister.

SCB (2022) Det statistiska registrets framställning och kvalitet: Registret över totalbefolkningen (RTB). Available at: https://www.scb.se/contentassets/cab460c364b747cd9a4402aebdafc740/be0102_star_2021.pdf (only in Swedish).


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
There are no particular reasons for unreliability of the data  on population. There are no particular reasons for unreliability of the data on live births. There are no particular reasons for unreliability of the data on deaths. There are no particular reasons for unreliability of the data on immigrants. There are no particular reasons for unreliability of the data on emigrants.
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

The Swedish data are fully based on registers. This can impair the comparability of data based on other sources, for example surveys.
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
Eurostat database: 1960-2022  Eurostat database: 1960-2022  Eurostat database: 1960-2022  1960-2022  1960-2022
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal

The Total Population Register is the source for all variables in DEMOBAL and the variables are to a large extent coherent.


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
Population register Population register Population register Population register Population register
18.2. Frequency of data collection

The Total Population register is continuously updated. 
18.3. Data collection

The Total Population Register is the source of the data and the Tax Agency are the authority responsible for the administrative register. Almost all public services utilize the administrative register and there is an incentive for individuals to keep the information updated in order to get information, social benefits, and other types of public services. The administrative register is updated based on information from authorities, healthcare professionals, individual persons, etc.
18.4. Data validation

The validation of the statistical register includes controls as:
- valid values
- logical controls

The administrative register is also validated at the Tax Agency.
18.5. Data compilation

The population in the register received from the Tax Agency is considered to be the target population. Some coding is made for variables as sex and age. Which is made by using the unique personal identification number (PIN) of each person.
18.6. Adjustment

The statistical adjustment refers to events that happened during previous years. The events were not registered in time to be included in the annual population figure for the previous year. However, no previous figures are adjusted.


19. Comment Top

Not available.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top