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.
Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT)
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Population Census and Demography Division.
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Government Building 3,
Republic ave,
Yerevan RA, 0010
ARMENIA
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
27 January 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
27 January 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
27 January 2025
3.1. Data description
Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat by the Member States in the framework of the Unified Demographic Data Collection which is in accordance with Regulation (EC) 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.
The regional breakdown of the Member States in the regional demographic tables is done under the most recent NUTS classification. There are agreements between Eurostat and Candidate countries as well as between Eurostat and EFTA countries, for which statistical regions have been coded in a way that resembles NUTS. For more information on the versions in force, please see Eurostat NUTS.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Not applicable.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics transmitted to Eurostat
One of the following definitions is used by a country when explaining the statistical concepts:
Usually resident population means all persons having their usual residence in a Member State at the reference time; for more information see the Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 1260/2013.
Legal residence population is composed of those persons who are entitled to be settled in the country at the reference date, either by holding the national citizenship or by other authorization issued by national authorities.
Registered residence population is composed of those persons who are listed on one or more registers owned by national authorities at the reference date. Each registered person shall be counted only once.
See the table 3.4.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
See the table 3.4.2 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
3.5. Statistical unit
Number of persons.
3.6. Statistical population
See the table 3.6 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
3.7. Reference area
Population, live births and deaths data are available at national and regional level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time
1940
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Data is collected at unit (person) level.
The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December). The reference period for vital and dual events data is the calendar year in which the events occurred. The reference period for migration flow data is the calendar year during which the migration occurred.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Resolution N 05-N of the State Council on Statistics 'On Approval of the Procedure for the collection of statistical data', 20 June 2016. (Armenian)
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
International Organizations:United Nations, Statistics Division (UNSD), Eurostat, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, International Organization for Migration, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Eurasian Economic Commission, CIS Interstate Statistical Committee and other organizations. Local Bodies:RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, RA Ministry of Health, RA Ministry of Finance, RA Ministry of Economy, RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, RA Ministry of Internal Affaires, RA Central Bank, Higher Education institutions, research institutions, press representatives and individual citizens, as well as the Macroeconomic Indicators and National Accounts Division, subject matter divisions and other structural Divisions of Armstat.
RA Law “Օn Official Statistics|”, Chapter 1. General provisions, Article 4. Main Definitions Used in the Law, Item 6. 'Individual data: any information characterizing the statistical unit that allows or can allow to directly or indirectly identify it', RA Law “Օn Official Statistics”, Chapter 2. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, Article 6. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, Item 6. “Statistical confidentiality and exclusive use for statistical purposes: individual data collected or obtained by Producers of Official Statistics that refer to natural or legal persons are to be strictly confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes”.
Statistical Indicators Release Calendar' of Armstat includes in advance when the statistics should be published during the year, by months, and includes a list of planned indicators.
Quarterly indicators are published on the 35th day of the month following the reference period, annual indicators are published in the 2nd quarter of the year following the reference year.
All users have equal access to statistical releases at the same time. Any privileged pre-release access for any external user is restricted and controlled. In case of an official request for information on non-published indicators by users of statistical information, additional indicators are calculated and provided to them as much as possible, while maintaining the principle of confidentiality over statistical information.
Monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Quarterly News releases: "Socio-economic situation of the Republic of Armenia", including population numbers, vital statistics and migration data, in national language.
See the table 11.2.2 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The main users of the statistical information are: the state government and local self-government bodies, public, scientific educational, financial organisations, business society, mass media, international organisations, etc. The information on the number of permanent population is applied to develop the strategies, to analyse the business environment, to identify the development trends and other purposes in both socio-demographic, economic and financial spheres of the country. The main users of statistical information are the RA government, academic and non-governmental organisations and individuals, regional institutions and local self government bodies, territorial and structural units of Armstat, as well as international organisations. The information is provided to the users in the case of official requests keeping the statistical confidential information limitations.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Users needs are studied through discussions, consultations, comments on draft statistical programs, and through the 'User Satisfaction Survey questionnaire' available on Armstat website, 'User's Survey', Frequently Asked Questions. The annual statistical program of Armstat is developed based on the study of the demand of statistical information users.
12.3. Completeness
The data on the permanent population of the Republic of Armenia are available by sex, age, city Yerevan, RA marzes, urban and rural distribution, which are obtained based on the information received from the administrative sources of the Civil Status Acts Register and the State Population Register of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the information of the database formed by the results of population census.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Overall accuracy and special cases (inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees, persons living on unauthorised or irregular basis, international students, persons who do not register/deregister, etc.).
See the table 13.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
13.1.1 Accuracy - unknown values
See the table 13.1.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
13.2. Sampling error
See the table 13.2 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
13.3. Non-sampling error
See the table 13.3 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
14.1. Timeliness
According to Article 4 (2) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014, each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data at national and regional level as described in Annex II and related standard reference metadata (in the metadata structure definition defined for the Euro SDMX Metadata Structure) for the reference year within 12 months of the end of the reference year. According to Article 3 (2) of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 862/2007, Statistics on international migration, usually resident population and acquisition of citizenship shall be supplied to the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months of the end of the reference year.
14.2. Punctuality
Monthly, quarterly and main preliminary annual indicators and informational reports are published on the 35th day of the month following the reference period. Annual indicators are published in the 2nd quarter of the year following the reference period.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Data on population numbers for all geographical areas are collected and processed using a common methodology and definitions.
15.2. Comparability - over time
See the table 15.2 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
Published data may be revised in case of changes in methodology, detection of errors, availability of new or higher quality data.
18.1. Source data
See the table 18.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Monthly, quarterly, annually
18.3. Data collection
The basis for the compilation of population number is the permanent population obtained by the results of the last 2022 census, updated according to the electronic database on the registered and de-registered population obtained from the State Population Register, provided by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and information on vital events (recorded births, deaths, marriages, divorces), carried out from the Civil Status Register of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, on a monthly basis.
The data of registered and deregistered are subject to adjustment based on the results of Households Integrated Living Conditions Survey of the previous year, and every 10 years based on population census data.
18.4. Data validation
Often, based on the requirements of information users (including international organizations) and the need to obtain additional statistical data, the derivation of complex groups based on the information available in the database is implemented, using simultaneously some combinations of indicators available in database of the vital statistics.
18.5. Data compilation
The creation of groups, indicators, as well as time series of statistical indicators is implemented based on obtained summary data.
18.6. Adjustment
The accuracy of the data received in the reference period of the current year is measured by comparing them with the relevant data for the same period of the previous year.
The accuracy checks of completeness and logical chains of indicators received in different output tables are implemented.
The principal methodological clarifications on population and demographic data are available in the corresponding publications.
Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat by the Member States in the framework of the Unified Demographic Data Collection which is in accordance with Regulation (EC) 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics transmitted to Eurostat
One of the following definitions is used by a country when explaining the statistical concepts:
Usually resident population means all persons having their usual residence in a Member State at the reference time; for more information see the Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 1260/2013.
Legal residence population is composed of those persons who are entitled to be settled in the country at the reference date, either by holding the national citizenship or by other authorization issued by national authorities.
Registered residence population is composed of those persons who are listed on one or more registers owned by national authorities at the reference date. Each registered person shall be counted only once.
See the table 3.4.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
See the table 3.4.2 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
Number of persons.
See the table 3.6 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
Population, live births and deaths data are available at national and regional level of geographical detail.
The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December). The reference period for vital and dual events data is the calendar year in which the events occurred. The reference period for migration flow data is the calendar year during which the migration occurred.
Overall accuracy and special cases (inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees, persons living on unauthorised or irregular basis, international students, persons who do not register/deregister, etc.).
See the table 13.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
13.1.1 Accuracy - unknown values
See the table 13.1.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
Data is collected at unit (person) level.
The creation of groups, indicators, as well as time series of statistical indicators is implemented based on obtained summary data.
See the table 18.1 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
Monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually
According to Article 4 (2) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014, each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data at national and regional level as described in Annex II and related standard reference metadata (in the metadata structure definition defined for the Euro SDMX Metadata Structure) for the reference year within 12 months of the end of the reference year. According to Article 3 (2) of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 862/2007, Statistics on international migration, usually resident population and acquisition of citizenship shall be supplied to the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months of the end of the reference year.
Data on population numbers for all geographical areas are collected and processed using a common methodology and definitions.
See the table 15.2 in the annex POPSTAT_UNIESMS_A.
