Population (national level) (demo_pop)

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: STATEC


Eurostat metadata
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
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

STATEC
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Unit SOC3 Population and housing
1.5. Contact mail address

STATEC
BP. 304
L-2013

LUXEMBOURG


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 06/02/2024
2.2. Metadata last posted 06/02/2024
2.3. Metadata last update 06/02/2024


3. Statistical presentation Top
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) No 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.

This Euro SDMX Metadata Structure is used for the purpose of quality reporting. The definition of the quality concepts and guidelines are described in the European Statistical System Handbook for Quality Reports.
3.2. Classification system

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: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/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
  1.Usually Resident Population  2. Legal Residence Population  3. Registered Residence Population 4. Other 
Population      X  
Live births      X  
Deaths      X  
Immigrants  X      
Emigrants  X      
Acquisitions of citizenship  X      
Loss of citizenship  X      
Legally induced abortions Not applicable.   
Late foetal deaths  X      
Infant deaths  X      
Marriages  X      
Divorces  X      

 

3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
Population All persons having their residence in Luxembourg and included in the Population Register.
Live births Birth of a child who breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of gestational age.
Deaths Permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (post-natal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation).
Immigrants Person undertaking an immigration; immigration meaning the action by which a person establishes his or her usual residence in the territory of Luxembourg for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months, having previously been usually resident in another Member State or a third country.
Emigrants Person undertaking an emigration; emigration meaning the action by which a person, having previously been usually resident in Luxembourg, ceases to have his or her usual residence in Luxembourg for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.
Acquisitions of citizenship

Person having acquired the Luxembourgish citizenship according to the law of October 2008.

Since 2017, persons born in Luxembourg can apply for Luxembourgish nationality from the age of 12:

— if they have legally resided in Luxembourg for at least 5 consecutive years immediately preceding the option declaration;

— if one of their non-Luxembourgish parents or adoptive parents resided legally in.
Loss of citizenship  Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions  Not applicable.
Late foetal deaths  Not applicable.
Infant deaths  Not applicable.
Marriages  Not applicable.
Divorces  Not applicable.

 

3.4.3 Differences in statistical concepts and definitions between the statistics transmitted to Eurostat and those disseminated in the National Statistics Institute's website
Population  No differences.
Live births  No differences.
Deaths  No differences.
Immigrants  No differences.
Emigrants  No differences.
Acquisitions of citizenship  No differences.
Loss of citizenship  No differences.
Legally induced abortions  Not applicable.
Late foetal deaths  No differences.
Infant deaths  No differences.
Marriages  No differences.
Divorces  No differences.
3.5. Statistical unit

Number of persons.
3.6. Statistical population
  Statistical population
Population  Not available.                                       
Live births  Not available.
Deaths  Not available.
Immigrants  Not available.
Emigrants  Not available.
Acquisitions of citizenship  Not available.
Loss of citizenship  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Not available.
Infant deaths  Not available.
Marriages  Not available.
Divorces  Not available.
3.7. Reference area

Population, live births and deaths data are available at national and regional level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time

Annually.
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Data is collected at unit (person) level.


5. Reference Period Top

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 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

Statistical law settles the issue of data confidentiality (article 16): Art. 16. Le STATEC garantit la non-divulgation de données à caractère confidentiel lors de la diffusion de résultats statistiques, à l’exception de la statistique du commerce extérieur. Pour cette dernière, les données détaillées qui permettent l’identification indirecte d’un exportateur ou d’un importateur résidant ne sont rendues confidentielles qu’à la demande de l’opérateur économique concerné, adressée au STATEC.

The statistical law is only available in French.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Manual checks are done to be sure that the data can be published.


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

Annually.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2023/stn21-population-2023.html
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications.html; 

https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2023/stn21-population-2023.html
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

See links



Annexes:
Population structure
Population movement
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
  Documentation on methodology
Population https://statistiques.public.lu/en/donnees/methodologie.html
Births https://statistiques.public.lu/en/donnees/methodologie.html
Deaths https://statistiques.public.lu/en/donnees/methodologie.html
Immigrants https://statistiques.public.lu/en/donnees/methodologie.html
Emigrants https://statistiques.public.lu/en/donnees/methodologie.html
Acquisitions of citizenship https://statistiques.public.lu/en/donnees/methodologie.html
Loss of citizenship  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Not available.
Infant deaths  Not available.
Marriages  Not available.
Divorces  Not available.
Surface in km2  Not available.
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance
   Quality assurance
Citizenship  Yes.                                                       
Country of birth  Yes. Definition: the country  (in its current borders, if the information is available) in which the birth took place.
Country of birth of the mother  Yes. Definition: the country  (in its current borders, if the information is available) in which the birth took place.
Country of previous usual residence  Yes.
Country of next usual residence  Yes.
Deaths  Yes.
Divorce  Not available.
Emigrants  Yes.
First-time marrying person  Not available.
First-time registering partner  Not available.
Foetal death  Not available.
Foreign-born  Yes.
Immigrants  Yes.
Infant death  Not available.
Late foetal death  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Level of development  Not available.
Live birth  Yes.
Live birth order  Not available.
Marriage  Not available.
Native born  Yes.
Person contracting legal union for first-time  Not available.
Regional  Yes.
Registered partnership  Not available.
Registered partnership legally dissolved  Not available.
Separation  Not available.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
11.2.1. Quality assessment: Type of duration of stay used when counting a person as a migrant according to Art. 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007
  1. Actual duration of stay of at least 12 months 2. Intended duration of stay of at least 12 months 3. Actual and intended duration of stay of at least 12 months 4. Other. Please specify
Nationals Immigrants    

 X

  
Emigrants      X  
EEA citizens Immigrants      X  
Emigrants      X  
Non EEA citizens Immigrants      X  
Emigrants      X  

 

11.2.2. Quality assessment of the definition of acquisitions of citizenship according to Art. 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007
  1. Acquisitions of citizenship granted to persons having their usual residence in the territory of the Member State 2.Other. Please specify
Acquisitions of citizenship  X  


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Not available.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

See link.



Annexes:
Regards 11/23 - Trust in institutions, democracy, and official statistics
12.3. Completeness

Not available.


13. Accuracy Top
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,...)
Population  95-100 % (asylum seekers and refugees are included if they are resident). The refugees from Ukraine are included if they have the authorization to live in the country. An unknown value means that the information is not present in the population register or in the communal population registers. STATEC therefore has no way of knowing this information.
Live births  95-100 % (asylum seekers and refugees are included if they are resident). The refugees from Ukraine are included if they have the authorization to live in the country. An unknown value means that the information is not present in the population register or in the communal population registers. STATEC therefore has no way of knowing this information.
Deaths  95-100 % (asylum seekers and refugees are included if they are resident). The refugees from Ukraine are included if they have the authorization to live in the country. An unknown value means that the information is not present in the population register or in the communal population registers. STATEC therefore has no way of knowing this information.
Immigrants  95-100 % (asylum seekers and refugees are included if they are resident). The refugees from Ukraine are included if they have the authorization to live in the country. An unknown value means that the information is not present in the population register or in the communal population registers. STATEC therefore has no way of knowing this information.
Emigrants  95-100 % (asylum seekers and refugees are included if they are resident). The refugees from Ukraine are included if they have the authorization to live in the country. An unknown value means that the information is not present in the population register or in the communal population registers. STATEC therefore has no way of knowing this information.
Acquisitions of citizenship  100 %.
Loss of citizenship  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Not available.
Infant deaths  Not available.
Marriages  Not available.
Divorces  Not available.
13.2. Sampling error
  Sampling error
Population

 Not available.
Live births  Not available.
Deaths  Not available.
Immigrants  Not available.
Emigrants  Not available.
Acquisitions of citizenship  Not available.
Loss of citizenship  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Not available.
Infant deaths  Not available.
Marriages  Not available.
Divorces  Not available.
13.3. Non-sampling error
  Non-sampling error (coverage error, measurement error, non-response error, processing error, model assumption error)
Population  Not available.
Live births  Not available.
Deaths  Not available.
Immigrants  Not available.
Emigrants  Not available.
Acquisitions of citizenship  Not available.
Loss of citizenship  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Not available.
Infant deaths  Not available.
Marriages  Not available.
Divorces  Not available.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
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 (EC) 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

Not available.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Totally comparable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
  Comparability - over time
Population  Mid of the 19th century.
Live births  Mid of the 19th century until 1955 de facto events. From 1956 de jure events.
Deaths  Mid of the 19th century until 1955 de facto events. From 1956 de jure events.
Immigrants  Beginning of 1950 and from 1987 onwards data are comparable.
Emigrants  Mid of the 19th century and from 1987 onwards are comparable.
Acquisitions of citizenship  Mid of the 19th century / break in 2017.
Loss of citizenship  Not available.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Not available.
Infant deaths  Not available.
Marriages  Not available.
Divorces  Not available.
Surface in km2  Not available.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Completely coherent because same population in all sources.

Concerning the differences between Residence Permits Statistics and Migration Statistic, the main explanations are:

— Duration of stay: the residence permits refer to a criteria of minimum 12 months. Concerning the migration, we take the concept of 12 months of residence and the intention to stay for the next 12 months;

— There is no residence permit for the EFTA countries but they are counted in the immigration of non-EU citizens;

— The Asylum seekers are counted in the immigration but it’s not sure that they are counted in Residence Permits Statistics, especially if they have not reached 12 months of ‘real’ residence.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Completely coherent.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

No revisions in principle but population data may be revised after census if data from census differs from estimates. We did not do any.
Post-census revisions for 2011 as our estimates were very close to the enumerated population.

Since 1 January 2017 we use the population register and no revision is planned.
17.2. Data revision - practice

Not available.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data
   List of data sources
Population  Population register.
Live births  Municipalities.
Deaths  Municipalities.
Immigrants  Population Register.
Emigrants  Population Register.
Acquisitions of citizenship  Ministry of Justice.
Loss of citizenship  Ministry of Justice.
Legally induced abortions  Not available.
Late foetal deaths  Municipalities.
Infant deaths  Municipalities.
Marriages  Municipalities.
Divorces  Tribunals of justice.
Surface in km2  Map Agency.
18.2. Frequency of data collection

Monthly or annually depending on the different events.
18.3. Data collection

Population is extracted from the Population Register.

Municipalities transmit a subset of micro-information of births, deaths and marriages to the INS.

Data on divorces are provided by the Tribunals of Justice.

Migration data are extracted from the Population Register.

Acquisitions of citizenship are provided by the Ministry of Justice.
18.4. Data validation

As for population data validation we contact all the municipalities and ask for feedback.
18.5. Data compilation

Natural events are coded and then entered in a specific software. After that we treat the data with SPSS to do coherency checks and publish the results.
For migration data we receive an extract of the Population Register.
18.6. Adjustment

Since 2016, an adjustment appears in our statistics.

This adjustment reflects all statistical inaccuracies in the natural and migratory components.


19. Comment Top

There is a break in series concerning the stock of population between 2016 and 2017.

Indeed, until 2016 the population was estimated with the natural and migratory balance.

Since 1 January 2017, the population is derived from the population register. 

A statistical adjustment also appears in 2016 to link the new and old methodologies.



Annexes:
Explanatory note concerning the methodology


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top