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.
Population Statistics Department - Demography Unit
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
Lamačská cesta 3/C
840 05 Bratislava 45
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
8 June 2022
2.2. Metadata last posted
8 June 2022
2.3. Metadata last update
14 June 2024
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
Permanent resident population (de jure population):
persons with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the territory of the SR and third-country citizens with granted permit for permanent residence in the territory of the SR).
The Slovak Republic assesses usual residence as a place of permanent residence, i. e. by the registered residence. Permanent resident population (de jure population) include residents who have at the census reference date permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and have intention to live here 12 months or more.
Permanent residence is person´s pernament place of abode. It is municipality in which citizen of the Slovak Republic, or foreign citizen stays according to official registration, i.e. signing up for permanent residence (Act. No. 500/2004 Coll. and Act. No. 48/2002 Coll. as amended).
A live-born child is a child showing at least one of the following signs of life at birth such as breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, active movement of muscles though the umbilical cord has not been cut or the placenta has not been born. At the same time, the birth weight is
a) 500 and more grams or
b) 499 grams and less if a child survives 24 hours after its birth.
Irreversible cessation of vital functions of the body. Cessation of breathing and heartbeat, or irreversible extinction of brain functions.
Immigrant means a person undertaking immigration. National concept is based on registration for permanent residence (in case of EU citizens) and/or granting permanent residence permit (in case of third-country citizens).
Emigrant means a person undertaking emigration. National concept is based on de-registration from permanent residence (in case of EU citizens) and/or permanent residence permit expiration (in case of third-country citizens).
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
see 3.4.2
Live born children of mothers with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the territory of the SR and third-country citizens with granted permit for permanent residence in the territory of the SR). Since 2012, the number of live births has not included children born abroad by mothers with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic, they have been included in the number of immigrants, upon their first registration for permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic.
Deceased persons with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the territory of the SR and third-country citizens with granted permit for permanent residence in the territory of the SR). Deaths of SR citizens having a permanent residence in the SR taking place abroad are included as well.
see 3.4.2
see 3.4.2
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
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
Statistical population is total population as defined in 3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions.
3.7. Reference area
Data are available at national level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Since 1920.
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. 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
The Statistical Office of the SR collects, processes and disseminates statistical outputs in accordance with the Act No. 540/2001 Coll. on State Statistics, as amended, which:
Establishes that statistical survey is directed by the Programme of State Statistical Surveys compiled by the Statistical Office of the SR in coordination with the ministries and state institutions for a three-year period
Determines that Statistical Office of the SR, ministries and state organizations are independent and impartial in obtaining, processing and evaluating statistical information
Obliges the Statistical Office of the SR to regularly inform the public about the socio-economic and demographic development, to provide statistical information and publish statistical publications.
Defines the obligation of secrecy and confidential data protection.
EU legislation:
Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European demographic statistics.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 205/2014 laying down uniformed conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1260/2013, as regards breakdowns of data, deadlines and data revisions.
Inter-departmental agreements (agreements with key data producers from the central state bodies, mainly the Ministry of Interior of the SR and the Ministry of Health of the SR)
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
European Statistics Code of Practice
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
The statistical disclosure control is part of:
National legislation:
Act No 540/2001 Coll. on State Statistics, as amended, defines the obligation of secrecy and confidential data protection. Confidential data may not be disclosed or communicated to anyone or used for other than statistical purposes without the consent of the legal or natural persons who provided them and to which they relate. (§ 1 Scope of the Act: ´This Act shall regulate the conditions for collecting statistical data and statistical information necessary for the assessment of the socio-economic development, position and competencies of the bodies gathering State statistics, the tasks of the public authorities in the field of State statistics, the rights and duties of reporting units, the protection of confidential statistical data against misuse, the provision and disclosure of statistical data, the ensuring of the comparability of statistical information and the fulfilment of commitments arising from international treaties in the field of State statistics binding for the Slovak Republic.´. Part five ´Dissemination of statistical information´ / ´Obligation to Maintain Confidentiality and Confidential Statistical Data Protection´ — § 29, § 30).
Law Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on personal data protection and on the amendment of certain other acts, as amended
Internal regulations of the Statistical Office of the SR:
Directive of the Statistical Office of the SR (SME-10/2023) on the protection and disclosure of confidential statistical data.
Protection of confidential statistical data (methodological instruction, MET-7/2023).
Principles of Confidential Statistical Data Protection Use.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Employees of bodies performing state statistics or ensuring the processing of statistical surveys or data collection are obliged to maintain confidentiality of confidential statistical data with which they are acquainted. The obligation of confidentiality shall apply also to those to whom confidential statistical data have been provided for the scientific purposes. The Statistical Office of the SR provides or publishes statistical data and information without direct identifiers in such a form that the data provided to the requesters cannot be directly or indirectly identified therein (i. e. it applies the active protection for all reporting units).
The Statistical Office of the SR publishes data in accordance with the First Release Calendar, Publication Release Calendar and with the Schedule for updating the ´DATAcube´public database. Final annual data are released on the SO SR´s web site within 90 days and the population structures within 4 months, after the end of the reference year (i. e. in March of Y+1). Preliminary monthly data are released within 60 days after the end of the reference month; the preliminary data for the reference year Y become final in March of Y+1.
In connection with the Covid-19 pandemic (since the year 2020), the deadline for the processing and providing data on the numbers of deaths has shortened, as follows: the first preliminary numbers of deaths are released (in the DATAcube database) within 20 days after the end of the reference month, in the breakdown by week of death, age group and sex; the period of the release of preliminary monthly numbers of deaths has been reduced from 60 to 30 days after the end of the reference month and, in addition, they have a more detailed structure (i. e. by age, sex and cause of death).
Release dates (periodicity) of information reports and publications:
Information reports on population stock and change: 1 - 3Q of the current year (i. e. quarterly reports), 1Q after the end of the reference year (i. e. the annual report containing the final data)
Information reports on the latest development of mortality in the Slovak Republic and in its regions (NUTS 3): quarterly during the current year (quarterly reports), 1st quarter of the year following the reference year (annual report containing final data)
´WE IN NUMBERS – Population Change´: March
´WE IN NUMBERS – International Migration´: April
´STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS´ – i. e. the thematic publication describing in detail the main trends of individual demographic phenomena in the SR: October
´The Population Change in the SR (´Source Publication´ containing numerous cross-tables for all demographic events): June
The Statistical Yearbook of the Slovak Republic: January
The release and provision of statistical information is conducted in compliance with the Act No. 540/2001 Coll. on state statistics, as amended. It has to fulfil the criteria of the European Statistics Code of Practice, namely the timeliness, accuracy, reliability, relevance, clarity, impartiality, objectivity, professional independence, cost-effectiveness.
Basic Forms of Releasing and Providing Statistical Information:
dissemination of information through the Office´s website,
products in printed form,
information provision based on users requests (by mail, e-mail, via electronic services, by telephone or in person),
communication with the public (press conferences, articles and discussions for the print and other media), working meetings with the users of statistical information.
Data are disseminated monthly, quarterly and yearly.
Dissemination is made in line with the 8.1 Release calendar.
monthly and quarterly (provisional data: main figures on the population stock and change; monthly numbers of deaths by month of death, age, sex and cause of death; monthly numbers of deaths by week of death, age groups and sex)
annually (final data: demographic balances of population, detailed tables on individual demographic processes; cross-tables, which have the character of a demographic yearbook (source publication), specific outputs, e. g. mortality tables, nuptiality tables, divorce tables, fertility table; final monthly and quarterly data for the past reference year).
Information Reports on the population stock and change for quarter of the year and for the whole year, published in quarterly periodicity (1Q, 2Q, 3Q, the whole year)
Quarterly press releases on the latest development of mortality in the Slovak Republic. Quarterly death figures (broken down by age group, cause of death, region /NUTS 3/) are compared with the average quarterly death figures for the previous 5 years (2015 - 2019) in order to get the excess mortality. The press releases include the analytical text, data tables and graphs. They are published on the website of the SO SR.
WE IN NUMBERS – Population Change (periodical - annual publication including tables, graphs, maps)
WE IN NUMBERS – International Migration (periodical - annual publication including tables, graphs, maps)
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of the population development in the SR, 2017 (thematic publication on a specific topic different each year, including analytical text, tables, graphs, maps)
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of the development of nuptiality in the SR, 2018
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of the development of fertility in the SR, 2019
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of the development of mortality in the SR, 2020
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of the development of divorce in the SR, 2021
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of the development of migration in the SR, 2022
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of population development in the SR, 2023
STATISTICS IN CONTEXTS – Main trends of population development in the regions of the SR, 2023
JOURNAL: Slovak Statistics and Demography (scientific reviewed journal focusing on the presentation of modern statistical and demographic methods and procedures)
Statistical data shall be published in aggregated form.
Research entities, in particular universities and other higher education institutions as well as scientific research organizations or institutions, have access to confidential statistical data for the scientific purposes. The Statistical Office of the SR can provide access to confidential statistical data either through anonymised data submission to research entities, or through access to the Data research center (DRC). The SO SR grants access through a contract for the provision of confidential statistical data for scientific purposes between the research entity and the Office, specifying the conditions for access to the data, the obligations of the parties, the arrangements for ensuring statistical confidentiality and the penalties for breaching these rules.
Microdata are sent to research entities in the form of an anonymised dataset, i. e. they are protected in such a way as to minimise the risk of re-identification and to preserve the maximum possible informative value.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Other outputs of demographic statistics available on the web-site of the Statistical Office of the SR:
Cross-tables ´The Population Change in the SR ('Source Publication')´.
Life tables (Healthy life years by EU SILC, mortality tables, nuptiality tables for singles, divorce tables by duration of marriage, fertility tables).
Structure of the population of the SR by highest educational attainment.
Graphs and maps:
Population pyramids of the SR
Maps (age characteristics, nationality, population increase, nuptiality, divorce, migration, fertility, natality, abortion, mortality) for the districts of the Slovak Republic.
Annual international data collections of vital and migration statistics:
organized by Eurostat:
DEMOBAL (Population change – Demographic balance and crude rates at national level): first results on the main demographic developments for the reference year at national level; deadline: 30 June of the year following the reference year;
URESPOP (Total usually resident population at national level required for the purpose of Qualified Majority Voting in the Council of the EU); deadline: 31 August of the year following the reference year;
NOWCAST (Nowcast demographic data collection; Nowcasting Data Collection): the latest monthly data on births, deaths and migrants at national level in order to produce a population estimate for the following year; deadline: 30 November;
POPSTAT (until 2020 'UNIDEMO'): final results on the main demographic developments in the reference year; it is the main data collection at national and regional level; deadline: 31 December of the year following the reference year; by gentleman's agreement, the figures are sent within 11 months after the end of the reference year (30 November);
The collection of micro-data on causes of death at NUTS 2 level (2 datasets shall be sent: 'General mortality' and 'Neonatal deaths and stillbirths'); deadline: within 24 months after the end of the reference year (31 December); by gentleman's agreement, the figures are sent within 18 months after the end of the reference year (30 June);
The monthly collection of data on the number of deaths by week of death, age groups and sex in the Slovak Republic, NUTS 2 and in regions; the SO SR sends the data to Eurostat within 15 days after the end of the reference month.
organised by the WHO (annual collection of mortality and population data; European health for all database (HFA-DB); country consultations);
organised by the UN (annual data collection for child mortality estimates; consultations on selected global indicators for monitoring the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development).
The format for dissemination of outputs fully meets the guidelines for the transmission of data to Eurostat.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Please provide a link to national methodology reports and reference metadata files available on-line concerning the supplied data.
Methodological explanatory notes are included in all demographic publications and in the DATAcube. database (menu branch / Demography and social statistics / Population and migration / Demographic Balances of Population; Stock and Change of the Population). Changes in methodology are announced in the form of methodological explanations or notes which are added to the published data in all relevant publications, following implementation of the changes.
The Quality Declaration expresses basic visions and commitments of the President and Top-Management of the SO SR to Quality Policy of the SO SR, as well as to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the Integrated Quality Management System of the SO SR. Quality policy is based on the mission of the SO SR to provide high quality and objective statistical products and services by keeping confidentiality of statistical data and by minimising burden on interested parties using effectively existing resources with the aim to support improvement of the information and intellectual capital of customers.
Statistics is produced in accordance with relevant EU legislation, in line with the principles of the European Statistical Code of Practice. Live births and deaths are defined in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 and immigrants and emigrants in accordance with Article 2.1 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.
The Statistical Office of the SR holds certificates in the areas:
The SO SR produces technical projects describing the data processing, including a description of the statistical controls and algorithms within the Integrated Statistical Information System. The system of automatic checks and algorithms for consistency and completeness of collected data has been developed.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Demography statistics is based on the comprehensive data of the most recent Population Census, which are updated annually by results of the ongoing, exhaustive statistical survey on population changes (vital events and migration), covering the whole population of the SR.
Completeness of vital statistics:
All registered events of persons with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship. Since 2012, children born abroad by mothers with a permanent residence in the SR have been included in the number of immigrants upon their first registration for permanent residence in the territory of the SR. See 3.4.2 and 3.4.3.
Events of non-resident persons are not included.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The requirement to consult users of statistical information is laid down in the Act on State Statistics itself. Consultations in the preparation of state statistical surveys are carried out in the framework of the preparation of the Programme of State Statistical Surveys. The Programme of State Statistical Surveys is a generally binding legal regulation compiled by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic in cooperation with ministries, other central bodies and state organizations. It contains the list of statistical surveys organized and executed by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, ministries, other government authorities and state organizations. The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic issues the Programme of State Statistical Surveys in the form of a decree published in the Collection of Laws of the Slovak Republic. The Statistical Council is a permanent professional consultative body of the President of the SO SR, whose task is to prepare and submit proposals and recommendations on the concepts of statistical surveys and to consult the Programme of State Statistical Surveys.
User needs are registered in the system of the Statistical Office of the SR (Information Service). They are taken into account during the design of dissemination products. Concerning population and vital events data, ouputs available on the website of the Statistical Office of the SR (DATAcube database, publications, pre-defined tables, news/information reports) offer a wide range of data, which fulfill most of user needs. Data requests include also more complex outputs requiring ad hoc retrievals from internal (non-public) databases.
The aim is to satisfy user needs to the most extent possible while taking into account the protection of personal and confidential data.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Since 2009, the Statistical Office of the SR has been conducting customer satisfaction surveys concerning its products and services at two-year intervals. The aim of the surveys is to determine customer satisfaction with the products and services of the SO SR, to obtain information about users, their interest and opinion on the provision and quality of statistical products and services. The obtained facts are a valuable source for the direction of further activities of the SO SR.
One of the main objectives set out in the Development Strategy of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic is to systematically increase the value of the institution and its recognition at national and international level. The fulfilment of this objective is monitored also by means of the indicators of the credibility of the SO SR and the rate of utilisation of the provided information by the public. The SO SR conducts credibility surveys through an external independent organisation once every 2 years, with the intention of ensuring the objectivity of the results from the public's point of view.
The majority of users of these statistics are students; research; central authorities; other publics; international organisations; public administration; media. At present, there is no information available on lower levels of user satisfaction with regard to the completeness (variables, breakdowns), accuracy or timeliness of demographic and migration statistics.
12.3. Completeness
Demographic statistics at international level is produced in accordance with the EU legislation (e.g. Regulation (EU) No. 1260/2013 on European Demographic Statistics; Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European statistics) and with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice. At national level, it takes into account the requirements of the Programme of State Statistical Surveys.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Please report on the reasons for any unreliability of the data on:
Population
Live births
Deaths
Immigrants
Emigrants
Net migration
See columns live births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants
no reason
no reason
some persons fail to register with competent bodies upon their arrival to the country (EU citizens, because of the freedom of movement, including return migration of SR citizens)
some persons fail to deregister from competent bodies before leaving for the permanent residence abroad.
the figure can be biased by possible inaccuracies in immigrants and 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
14.1. Timeliness
Population number is released no later than 3 months after the end of the reference year and population structures no later than 4 months after the end of the reference year. See also 8.1.
There were no time delays in the publication and provision of data.
The timeliness of demographic and migration statistics is ensured in accordance with the Program of State Statistical Surveys (with the stipulated periodicity of the statistical survey and the deadlines for the provision of statistical data by reporting units).
14.2. Punctuality
100% of releases are delivered on time, based on the scheduled release dates.
At national level, data from demographic and migration statistics are published and provided on time, i.e., in accordance with the first release calendar, calendar of publications release and the schedule for updating the public database ´DATAcube´. Data for Eurostat are provided in accordance with the deadlines set out for the annual demographic data collections (point 10.5).
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Data are fully comparable.
The level of geographical detail of demographic survey results is processed in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No. 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS).
The Decree of the Statistical Office of the SR No. 438/2004 Coll. issues the classification of statistical territorial units based on the principles of the international NUTS classification; the Decree regulates the classification of statistical territorial units for the purposes of regional statistics, for the provision of comparable data of regional statistics within the European Statistical System and for the analytical purposes.
In 1996, pursuant to the Act of the NC SR No. 221/1996 Coll., the territorial and administrative division of the SR was changed with effect from 1 August 1996, whereby 8 regions and 79 districts were established, replacing the territorial and administrative division of the SR valid until 30 July 1996 (4 regions: Bratislava – the capital city of the SR, Western Slovakia, Central Slovakia and Eastern Slovakia and 38 districts).
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 1920
since 1920
since 1920
since 1920
since 1920
Population: breaks in years, in which population census was held
Live births: since 2012, the number of live births has not included children born abroad by mothers with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic, they have been included in the number of immigrants, upon their first registration for permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
The Statistical Office of the SR is the only provider of the population stocks figures for the state statistics in the Slovak Republic.
15.4. Coherence - internal
See 8.1. Release calendar and 15.2. Comparability - over time.
In the Slovak Republic, demography statistics is built upon results of the Population Census. In the intercensal period (i.e. between two subsequent censuses), the number of population is calculated by means of the balancing method:
Population on 31 December = Population on 1 January + Live Births from 1 January to 31 December - Deaths from 1 January to 31 December + Immigrants from 1 January to 31 December - Emmigrants from 1 January to 31 December
The data cover all inhabitants residing permanently in the territory of the Slovak Republic regardless of their citizenship.
Not available.
17.1. Data revision - policy
No data revisions are made:
although Census results differ from results of the routine statistical survey on population change, the data are not revised after the subsequent Census. (Data revised only upon Eurostat request, for the Eurostat purposes).
The annual population data are final when first released and are not subject to revision. The monthly and quarterly data, which are published monthly and quarterly, are provisional when first released. Final monthly and quarterly data are published within 3 months after the end of the reference year (Y), i.e., at the end of March of the subsequent year (Y+1), following the processing of the annual population balance.
17.2. Data revision - practice
Not applicable
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 population data are based on the results of the Population and Housing Census (the last Census was carried out on 1 January 2021). In the intercensal period, they are continuously updated by means of the balancing method on the basis of data from the exhaustive statistical survey on population changes, which is conducted each year by the Statistical Office of the SR by means of individual statistical reports OBYV 1-5/12 (i. e. statistical report on the conclusion of marriage, on birth, on death, on divorce and on migration).
Exhaustive monthly statistical survey on births organised by the SO SR by means of the Statistical Report on Birth (OBYV 2-12).
Reporting units: registry offices (medical data on birth are filled in by the medical facility where the child was born or where the child was treated after the birth if it took place outside the medical facility).
In 2012, the processing of birth statistics changed:
Until 2011, the number of births had included also births by mothers with Slovak citizenship having permanent residence in the SR taking place abroad. Since 2012, birth statistics have covered only children born in the SR, and the number of the SR population has comprised only those foreign-born children who were registered for a permanent residence in the territory of the SR (they are included in the number of immigrants, not in the number of births).
Exhaustive monthly statistical survey on deaths organised by the SO SR by means of the Medical Report and the Statistical Report on Deaths (OBYV 3-12). Statistics on deaths refer to deaths of persons with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic that occurred in the territory of the SR and abroad.
Reporting units: registry offices (medical data are filled in by the medical examiner and/or pathologist if an autopsy was performed).
Exhaustive monthly statistical survey on migration in terms of the change of address of permanent residence (including both foreign and internal migration). It is organised by the SO SR by means of the Statistical Report on Change of the Address of Permanent Residence/Report on Migration (OBYV 5-12).
Reporting units: residence registration offices of municipal and city authorities, Foreign Police Department of the Ministry of Interior for foreigners.
See Immigrants
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Data on vital events and migration are collected on a monthly basis.
18.3. Data collection
Data are collected by way of statistical survey on population changes (vital events and migration) conducted each year by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic by means of statistical reports OBYV 1-5/12. The survey covers persons with permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the SR and third-country citizens with granted permanent residence permit in the territory of the SR). It is an exhaustive survey conducted under the Programme of National Statistical Surveys. The Programme of National Statistical Surveys is a legislative document imposing the reporting duty concerning all statistical surveys on reporting units according to § 18, Par. 3 of Act No. 540/2001 Coll. on State Statistics as amended.
The data are collected from the reporting units including municipal and city authorities in charge of keeping birth, marriage and death registers (i. e. registry offices), health institutions, residence registration offices of municipal and city authorities, Foreign Police departments of the Ministry of Interior for foreigners. There is also a special register of the vital events that occurred to Slovak Republic´s citizens abroad.
Data are drawn from the reports on vital events and migration for each person with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic; with respect to the DEMOBAL data collection, they are the following reports: OBYV 2-12 (Statistical Report on Birth) OBYV 3-12 (Medical Report and the Statistical Report on Death) OBYV 5-12 (Statistical Report on Change of the Address of Permanent Residence/Report on Migration)
Information collected via OBYV 2-12 includes: personal data of child (date of birth, PIN, sex, citizenship at the time of birth), basic characteristics of birth (vitality, type of birth, birth weight, birth length, duration of pregnancy in weeks, total number of children of the mother, number of children born during the present marriage, date of birth of the former child), details on child´s parents (date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, PIN, highest level of completed education, nationality, address of permanent residence, date when the marriage was concluded), marital status of mother
Information collected via OBYV 3-12 includes: date of death, details on the deceased (date of birth, PIN, sex, highest level of completed education, employment, country, district and municipality of death, location of death, place of birth, address of permanent residence, marital status, nationality, citizenship, PIN of surviving husband/wife), cause of death, information on autopsy, details on children deceased under 1 year of age (duration of life, location of death, birth weight, whether the father of the child was husband of the child´s mother)
Information collected via OBYV 5-12 includes: details on the person who has changed her/his address of permanent residence (date of birth, PIN, sex, marital status, highest level of completed education, nationality, citizenship), date when the person was registered on residence, reason for change of permanent residence, place of birth, address of the former and of the new permanent residence, or country of departure and country of arrival)
In the data collection process, automatic checks are performed to check for the data completeness and relationships between variables. In terms of the severity of errors, a distinction is made between informative notices (i. e. warnings) and serious errors which have to be corrected or justified by the reporting unit.
18.5. Data compilation
Demography statistics is built upon results of the Population Census. Census results are the basic data that serve for balancing the population data in the intercensal period in the Slovak Republic. The population stock on 31 December is calculated by the demographic balancing equation from the population stock on 1 January, the numbers of live births, deaths and changes of permanent residence (immigrants, emigrants) registered each year.
Demography statistics is processed continually, separately for each month (i, e. monthly statistical processing) and for the whole year (i. e. annual statistical processing). Due to possible shifts in the administrative registration of individual demographic events with reporting unit (registry offices, or residence registration offices, or district courts), the processing of demographic events in the course of the year is subject to monthly updating. For this reason, the data during the current year are provisional until the annual statistical processing is completed. The first final data are available within 3 months after the end of the reference year (i. e. at the end of March of the year following the reference year).
The dates of occurrence of demographic events, not the dates of their administrative registration, are used in compiling population data.
18.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
No Comments
First results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.
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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
Permanent resident population (de jure population):
persons with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the territory of the SR and third-country citizens with granted permit for permanent residence in the territory of the SR).
The Slovak Republic assesses usual residence as a place of permanent residence, i. e. by the registered residence. Permanent resident population (de jure population) include residents who have at the census reference date permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and have intention to live here 12 months or more.
Permanent residence is person´s pernament place of abode. It is municipality in which citizen of the Slovak Republic, or foreign citizen stays according to official registration, i.e. signing up for permanent residence (Act. No. 500/2004 Coll. and Act. No. 48/2002 Coll. as amended).
A live-born child is a child showing at least one of the following signs of life at birth such as breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, active movement of muscles though the umbilical cord has not been cut or the placenta has not been born. At the same time, the birth weight is
a) 500 and more grams or
b) 499 grams and less if a child survives 24 hours after its birth.
Irreversible cessation of vital functions of the body. Cessation of breathing and heartbeat, or irreversible extinction of brain functions.
Immigrant means a person undertaking immigration. National concept is based on registration for permanent residence (in case of EU citizens) and/or granting permanent residence permit (in case of third-country citizens).
Emigrant means a person undertaking emigration. National concept is based on de-registration from permanent residence (in case of EU citizens) and/or permanent residence permit expiration (in case of third-country citizens).
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
see 3.4.2
Live born children of mothers with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the territory of the SR and third-country citizens with granted permit for permanent residence in the territory of the SR). Since 2012, the number of live births has not included children born abroad by mothers with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic, they have been included in the number of immigrants, upon their first registration for permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic.
Deceased persons with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic irrespective of their citizenship (i. e. SR citizens, EU citizens registered for permanent residence in the territory of the SR and third-country citizens with granted permit for permanent residence in the territory of the SR). Deaths of SR citizens having a permanent residence in the SR taking place abroad are included as well.
see 3.4.2
see 3.4.2
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
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
permanent resident population
Statistical population is total population as defined in 3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions.
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
See columns live births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants
no reason
no reason
some persons fail to register with competent bodies upon their arrival to the country (EU citizens, because of the freedom of movement, including return migration of SR citizens)
some persons fail to deregister from competent bodies before leaving for the permanent residence abroad.
the figure can be biased by possible inaccuracies in immigrants and emigrants
Counts of statistical units.
Demography statistics is built upon results of the Population Census. Census results are the basic data that serve for balancing the population data in the intercensal period in the Slovak Republic. The population stock on 31 December is calculated by the demographic balancing equation from the population stock on 1 January, the numbers of live births, deaths and changes of permanent residence (immigrants, emigrants) registered each year.
Demography statistics is processed continually, separately for each month (i, e. monthly statistical processing) and for the whole year (i. e. annual statistical processing). Due to possible shifts in the administrative registration of individual demographic events with reporting unit (registry offices, or residence registration offices, or district courts), the processing of demographic events in the course of the year is subject to monthly updating. For this reason, the data during the current year are provisional until the annual statistical processing is completed. The first final data are available within 3 months after the end of the reference year (i. e. at the end of March of the year following the reference year).
The dates of occurrence of demographic events, not the dates of their administrative registration, are used in compiling population 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 population data are based on the results of the Population and Housing Census (the last Census was carried out on 1 January 2021). In the intercensal period, they are continuously updated by means of the balancing method on the basis of data from the exhaustive statistical survey on population changes, which is conducted each year by the Statistical Office of the SR by means of individual statistical reports OBYV 1-5/12 (i. e. statistical report on the conclusion of marriage, on birth, on death, on divorce and on migration).
Exhaustive monthly statistical survey on births organised by the SO SR by means of the Statistical Report on Birth (OBYV 2-12).
Reporting units: registry offices (medical data on birth are filled in by the medical facility where the child was born or where the child was treated after the birth if it took place outside the medical facility).
In 2012, the processing of birth statistics changed:
Until 2011, the number of births had included also births by mothers with Slovak citizenship having permanent residence in the SR taking place abroad. Since 2012, birth statistics have covered only children born in the SR, and the number of the SR population has comprised only those foreign-born children who were registered for a permanent residence in the territory of the SR (they are included in the number of immigrants, not in the number of births).
Exhaustive monthly statistical survey on deaths organised by the SO SR by means of the Medical Report and the Statistical Report on Deaths (OBYV 3-12). Statistics on deaths refer to deaths of persons with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic that occurred in the territory of the SR and abroad.
Reporting units: registry offices (medical data are filled in by the medical examiner and/or pathologist if an autopsy was performed).
Exhaustive monthly statistical survey on migration in terms of the change of address of permanent residence (including both foreign and internal migration). It is organised by the SO SR by means of the Statistical Report on Change of the Address of Permanent Residence/Report on Migration (OBYV 5-12).
Reporting units: residence registration offices of municipal and city authorities, Foreign Police Department of the Ministry of Interior for foreigners.
See Immigrants
Data are disseminated monthly, quarterly and yearly.
Dissemination is made in line with the 8.1 Release calendar.
monthly and quarterly (provisional data: main figures on the population stock and change; monthly numbers of deaths by month of death, age, sex and cause of death; monthly numbers of deaths by week of death, age groups and sex)
annually (final data: demographic balances of population, detailed tables on individual demographic processes; cross-tables, which have the character of a demographic yearbook (source publication), specific outputs, e. g. mortality tables, nuptiality tables, divorce tables, fertility table; final monthly and quarterly data for the past reference year).
Population number is released no later than 3 months after the end of the reference year and population structures no later than 4 months after the end of the reference year. See also 8.1.
There were no time delays in the publication and provision of data.
The timeliness of demographic and migration statistics is ensured in accordance with the Program of State Statistical Surveys (with the stipulated periodicity of the statistical survey and the deadlines for the provision of statistical data by reporting units).
Data are fully comparable.
The level of geographical detail of demographic survey results is processed in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No. 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS).
The Decree of the Statistical Office of the SR No. 438/2004 Coll. issues the classification of statistical territorial units based on the principles of the international NUTS classification; the Decree regulates the classification of statistical territorial units for the purposes of regional statistics, for the provision of comparable data of regional statistics within the European Statistical System and for the analytical purposes.
In 1996, pursuant to the Act of the NC SR No. 221/1996 Coll., the territorial and administrative division of the SR was changed with effect from 1 August 1996, whereby 8 regions and 79 districts were established, replacing the territorial and administrative division of the SR valid until 30 July 1996 (4 regions: Bratislava – the capital city of the SR, Western Slovakia, Central Slovakia and Eastern Slovakia and 38 districts).
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 1920
since 1920
since 1920
since 1920
since 1920
Population: breaks in years, in which population census was held
Live births: since 2012, the number of live births has not included children born abroad by mothers with a permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic, they have been included in the number of immigrants, upon their first registration for permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic.
