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.
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
Not applicable
Not applicable
3.7. Reference area
Data are available at national level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Population, births, deaths: since 1922.
Migration: since 1954.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Person
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.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
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
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
14.1. Timeliness
Not available.
14.2. Punctuality
Not available.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Not applicable.
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
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Data are internally coherent.
Not available.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not available.
17.2. Data revision - practice
Not available.
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
Central Population Register, National Institute of Public Health
Central Population Register, National Institute of Public Health
Central Population Register
Central Population Register
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Central Population Register: monthly, quarterly.
National Institute of Public Health: annually.
18.3. Data collection
Source data are processed according to the 'usual residence' definition.
18.4. Data validation
Controls are carried out on the bases of reference date population and demographic events, all data are controlled on individual level by using PINs and PINs of mother/father/spouse. Additional controls ensure that data are consistent within a time series as well as on all territorial units.
18.5. Data compilation
Source data are processed according to the 'usual residence' definition.
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
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
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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. The reference period for migration flow data is the calendar year in which the migration 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
Person
Source data are processed according to the 'usual residence' definition.
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
Central Population Register, National Institute of Public Health
Central Population Register, National Institute of Public Health
Central Population Register
Central Population Register
Not available.
Not available.
Not applicable.
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.
