1.1. Contact organisation

State Statistical Office of the  Republic of North Macedonia

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Department for population statistics

1.3. Contact name

Confidential because of GDPR

1.4. Contact person function

Confidential because of GDPR

1.5. Contact mail address

Dame Gruev 4

1000 Skopje

Republic of North Macedonia

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 January 2025

2.2. Metadata last posted

14 February 2025

2.3. Metadata last update

14 February 2025

3.1. Data description

Final results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.

Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat in the framework of the POPSTAT data collection 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 current regional breakdown of the countries in the regional demographic tables is according to:

1. Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS). The NUTS classification according to this regulation is shortly named NUTS-2016 classification.

2. 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

Time series of population estimates, vital and migration  statistics  are avaliable, from 1994. The methodology of vital statistics has been harmonized with the methodology applied for the censuses of population, which ensured possible links between the data of population censuses with vital  and migration mistatistics.

 

3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

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	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
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	Usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage. those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time.
Live births	A live-born child (live birth) is every child who exhibits signs of life at birth, such as breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movements of voluntary muscles.
Deaths	A deceased person (death) is every live-born person in whom there is a permanent disappearance of all evidence of life.
Immigrants	Immigrants are people arriving from abroad to establish usual residence in a country for a period that is of at least 12 months, having previously been usually residents having previously been usually resident in another Member State or a third country.
Emigrants	Еmigration’ means the action by which a person, having previously been usually resident in the territory of a Member State, ceases to have his or her usual residence in that Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not applicable.
Loss of citizenship	Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions	Not applicable.
Late foetal deaths	If the child dies soon after the birth, she/he is first registered as live-born and then as deceased. If a child is born, i.e. extracted from the mother’s body with no sign of life, i.e. if she/he does not breath or show any sign of life, such as heart beating or muscle movements, and was carried over 28 weeks (7 lunar months), she/he is considered a stillborn (late foetal death).
Infant deaths	The death of a live-born child under 1 year of age.
Marriages	Marriage is a legally regulated community of a man and a woman.
Divorces	Divorce is a legal act issued by the respective court which declares that marriage is legally divorced, annulled and void.

 

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	Not applicable.
Loss of citizenship	Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions	Not applicable.
Late foetal deaths	Not applicable.
Infant deaths	No differences.
Marriages	No differences.
Divorces	No differences.

3.5. Statistical unit

Number of persons.

3.6. Statistical population

	Statistical population
Population	Usual resident population.
Live births	According to usual residence.
Deaths	According to usual residence.
Immigrants	According to usual residence.
Emigrants	According to usual residence.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
Infant deaths	According to usual residence.
Marriages	According to usual residence.
Divorces	According to usual residence.

3.7. Reference area

Data are available at national and regional level.

3.8. Coverage - Time

Time period(s) covered by the data: 1994–2023. Issues concerning comparability over time are discussed in section 15.

3.9. Base period

Not applicable.

Data is collected at unit (person) level.

Units of measure are absolute numbers, rates, percentage points and coeffients.

The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31December).
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 legal basis are:

Statistical Law;

Programme for statistical surveys;

Strategic plan 2024–2026.

 

6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Data are shared with joint annual questionnaires and transmitted to Eurostat via EDAMIS: DEMOBAL (DEMOgraphic BALance data collection); NOWCAST (NOWCAST demographic data collection); POPSTAT; and annual questionnaires to: UN Statistics Division - Demographic Statistics Section - Questionnaire on Vital Statistics, and WHO – data on mortality.

7.1. Confidentiality - policy

The protection of individual data is regulated by the State Statistical Law.

The basic principles and activities undertaken to ensure data confidentiality are described in the Policy on Statistical Confidentiality.

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Pursuant to Article 38 of the State Statistical Law, and the Policy on Statistical Confidentiality, individual data are not published.

8.1. Release calendar

The publication of data is consistent with the Release Calendar.

8.2. Release calendar access

Release Calendar.

8.3. Release policy - user access

All users have equal access to statistics at the same time: this means that the publication dates are announced in advance and no user has access to official statistics before they are published. Statistical data are first published in the "News Releases" edition on the website of the State Statistical Office at 12:00.

The data are published monthly and quarterly as preliminary data, and as final on annual basis.

10.1. Dissemination format - News release

In accordance with the Dissemination Strategy (Stat website), news releases are published  and they are available on the website of the SSO in the section: "News Releases".

• Vital events: online.
• Marriages and divorces: online.
• Migrations: online.
• Estimated population: online.
• Live births and deaths, monthly previous results: online.

 

10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

• Statistical Yearbook.
• North Macedonia in figures.
• Regions in the North Macedonia.
• Women and men in North Macedonia.
• MakStat selection.
• Monthly Statistical Bulletin.

10.3. Dissemination format - online database

MAKstat database available on the web site of the State Statistical Office: Stat website.

10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

The use of microdata by external users is possible only for research purposes and is done in accordance with the Law on State Statistics (Article 41, Article 42 and Article 43). Access to anonymised microdata is defined by an internal procedure of the State Statistical Office "Access to anonymised microdata for scientific research purposes" (Stat website).

10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.

10.6. Documentation on methodology

	Documentation on methodology
Population	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Live births	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Deaths	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Imigrants	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Emigrants	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available. NATURAL POPULATION CHANGE, 2017.
Infant deaths	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Marriages	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Divorces	Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian).
Surface in km2	Statistical Yearbook, Regional Yearbook.

 

Documentation on methodology: population (in Macedonian): it is an integral part of the News Releases MAKSTAT database.

10.7. Quality management - documentation

A Quality Report is prepared after the final processing and dissemination of the data. The report is prepared in accordance with the internal manuals and is only for internal usage.

11.1. Quality assurance

	Quality assurance
Citizenship	Definition of citizenship stated in Article 2.1 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 is applied.
Country of birth	Definition of country of birth stated in Article 2.1 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 is applied: a) the country of residence of the mother at the time of the birth for population census data; b) the country in which the birth took place for datasets on live births, deaths, immigrants and emigrants.
Country of birth of the mother	Definition of country of birth of the mother stated in Article 2(c) of Regulation (EU) No 205/2014 is applied.
Country of previous usual residence	Definition of country of previous usual residence stated in Article 2(a) of Regulation (EU) No 351/2010 is applied.
Country of next usual residence	Definition of country of next usual residence stated in Article 2(b) of Regulation (EU) No 351/2010 is applied.
Deaths	Definition of death stated in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Divorce	Definition according to the  Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Emigrants	Definition of emigrant stated in Article 2.1 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 is applied.
First-time marrying person	Definition according to the  Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
First-time registering partner	Not available.
Foetal death	Definition according to the  Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Foreign-born	Definition of foreign-born in Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) No 351/2010 is applied.
Immigrants	Definition of immigrant stated in Article 2.1 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 is applied.
Infant death	Definition of live birth stated in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Late foetal death	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Level of development	Not available.
Live birth	Definition of live birth stated in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Live birth order	Definition of live birth stated in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Marriage	Definition according to the  Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Native born	Definition of native born in Article 2(d) of Regulation (EU) No 351/2010 is applied.
Person contracting legal union for first-time	Not available.
Regional	Definition of regional stated in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 is applied.
Registered partnership	Not available.
Registered partnership legally dissolved	Not available.
Separation	Not available.

 

The quality of the processes and products in the State Statistical Office is ensured by adhering to the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Quality Assurance Framework within the European Statistical System (ESS Quality Assurance Framework). The quality criteria are also determined in the Law on State Statistics in Article 4b and Article 4c.

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	Not applicable.

The State Statistical Office carries out statistical activities in accordance with the Statistical Business Process Model, which is based on the international model - Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM). The application of this model and international standards in statistical production ensures a high level of accuracy and comparability of data.

12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Demographic data and indicators calculated on the basis of data obtained from the statistical survey on births are of particular interest both for the domestic and the international public (e.g. institutions, universities, media and individuals) for the creation and implementation of scientific and development policies in the society. The data are used directly, but also for calculation of statistical indicators from other sectors.

12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

The State Statistical Office conducts the User Satisfaction Survey at the domain level. This Survey is conducted every three years.

12.3. Completeness

In terms of the indicators required by Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) 1260/2013, the SSO provides about 90 % of them.

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	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on population except the under-coverage in net migration. Asylum seekers are excluded from the population because their status is resolved mainly within a year, and consequently, do not meet the criterion of usual residence. As soon as they are granted asylum and their stay in the country is for at least a year, they are included in the total population. According to the International and Temporary Protection Act, the final decision on application for international protection has to be made within a period of 6 months after submission of the application.
Live births	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on live births.
Deaths	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on deaths.
Immigrants	Return immigration of nationals is not covered when emigration is not reported.
Emigrants	Emigration of nationals is not covered if they do not report their departure abroad.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
Infant deaths	Not applicable.
Marriages	Not applicable.
Divorces	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on divorces.

Data accuracy is ensured by working on decreasing sampling and/or non-sampling errors, as well as with additional data comparisons and analysis before dissemination.

13.2. Sampling error

	Sampling error
Population	Not applicable.
Live births	Not applicable.
Deaths	Not applicable.
Immigrants	Not applicable.
Emigrants	Not applicable.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not applicable.
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.

13.3. Non-sampling error

	Non-sampling error (coverage error, measurement error, non-response error, processing error, model assumption error)
Population	Not applicable.
Live births	Not applicable.
Deaths	Not applicable.
Immigrants	Not applicable.
Emigrants	Not applicable.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not applicable.
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.

14.1. Timeliness

T+180

14.2. Punctuality

Data are disseminated within the established deadlines in accordance with the Release Calendar.

15.1. Comparability - geographical

Statistics are comparable between geographical areas.

15.2. Comparability - over time

	Comparability - over time
Population	Population estimates for the period from 2003 to 2021 (1 January) were calculated on the basis of the 2021 Census, natural change and net migration data.
Live births	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Deaths	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Immigrants	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Emigrants	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
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	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Divorces	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Surface in km2	Not apllicable.

15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Cross-domain coherence of data is ensured (comparison with data from administrative register of population).

For the calculation of the indicators of different statistical services we  used an estimated population in mid-year and this is the reason for diversity data on the estimated number of population on 1 January of the reference year, that is transmitted to Eurostat Population Statistics data collection (POPSTAT).

15.4. Coherence - internal

Cross-domain coherence of data is ensured (comparison with data from administrative register of population).

The calculation of costs is based on material costs for printing and distribution of forms and the value of the number of hours spent by all employees in the work on these surveys as well as costs of maintaining IT equipment.

17.1. Data revision - policy

In accordance with the Statistical Data Revision Policy.

17.2. Data revision - practice

After carrying out the Census 2021 and the publication of the data, and of course due to the long period of having no census data, it was necessary to revise the series of the total population estimates, accumulated over the period 2002-2021, and create new estimates based on the new census data from 2021, and immediately after that, to make projections of the population of the Republic of North Macedonia for a medium-term period, in this case until 2070.

18.1. Source data

	List of data sources
Population	Data sources for Population estimate (yearly) by age and sex at national and regional level, are: 2021 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, birth, death statistics and migration statistics.
Live births	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source for births are registers of births kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Deaths	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source for deaths are registers of deaths kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Immigrants	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained on the basis of records / registration of the forms registering or notifying resettlement or removal, which are completed by competent offices in the Ministry of Interior.  The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained from the register of foreigners of the Ministry of Interior.
Emigrants	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained on the basis of records / registration of the forms registering or notifying resettlement or removal, which are completed by competent offices in the Ministry of Interior.  The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained from the register of foreigners of the Ministry of Interior.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
Infant deaths	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source are registers of deaths kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Marriages	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source for marriages are registers of marriages kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Divorces	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source on divorces are registers and acts of courts competent for divorces.
Surface in km2	The source of data is administrative.

Administrative data sources only.

18.2. Frequency of data collection

Data on births, death, marriages and divorces  are collected monthly.

Data on migration are collected monthly and (foreigner) quarterly.

18.3. Data collection

Data collection is made by self-enumeration method  form reporting units, i.e. register offices. Self-enumeration (about 98 %) is done electronically, while offices without the possibility of electronic data entry complete the paper statistical form (VIT .2) manually. Printed copy of the electronic data entry and completed questionnaires by register offices are delivered to the regional departments of statistics, no later than the 10th of the month for the previous month.

Since 2009, the State Statistical Office monitors the movement and residence of foreigners in the Republic of Macedonia by electronically obtaining data from the records of the Ministry of Interior.

18.4. Data validation

Regional offices are carried out checking contingents and logical validity of survey data.

Basic validations are carried out to check if the codes provided by codebook are possible.

Then, cross validations are carried out to check consistency and accuracy between the different variables.

In order to increase the quality of data for individual characteristics in all demographic surveys, administrative data sources are used.

Data validation is performed with logical control made by the subject-matter department. If there are some inconsistencies, the data are checked by direct contact. Comparison is made with data processed in the previous year, in order to identify possible illogical deviations, and if necessary to take some corrective actions.

18.5. Data compilation

After verification and possible corrections in consultation with the reporting units, i.e. register offices, completed questionnaires are entered in the regional offices in an application with on-line controls. Missing data are provided by imputation of data, according to the established methodological rules and guidelines for control. Data entered in regional departments are then taken by the subject-matter department in the Central Office, where additional control, processing and tabulation of data is done by using established methodological rules and defined control criteria.

18.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Final results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.

Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat in the framework of the POPSTAT data collection 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.

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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	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
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	Usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage. those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time.
Live births	A live-born child (live birth) is every child who exhibits signs of life at birth, such as breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movements of voluntary muscles.
Deaths	A deceased person (death) is every live-born person in whom there is a permanent disappearance of all evidence of life.
Immigrants	Immigrants are people arriving from abroad to establish usual residence in a country for a period that is of at least 12 months, having previously been usually residents having previously been usually resident in another Member State or a third country.
Emigrants	Еmigration’ means the action by which a person, having previously been usually resident in the territory of a Member State, ceases to have his or her usual residence in that Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not applicable.
Loss of citizenship	Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions	Not applicable.
Late foetal deaths	If the child dies soon after the birth, she/he is first registered as live-born and then as deceased. If a child is born, i.e. extracted from the mother’s body with no sign of life, i.e. if she/he does not breath or show any sign of life, such as heart beating or muscle movements, and was carried over 28 weeks (7 lunar months), she/he is considered a stillborn (late foetal death).
Infant deaths	The death of a live-born child under 1 year of age.
Marriages	Marriage is a legally regulated community of a man and a woman.
Divorces	Divorce is a legal act issued by the respective court which declares that marriage is legally divorced, annulled and void.

 

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	Not applicable.
Loss of citizenship	Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions	Not applicable.
Late foetal deaths	Not applicable.
Infant deaths	No differences.
Marriages	No differences.
Divorces	No differences.

Number of persons.

	Statistical population
Population	Usual resident population.
Live births	According to usual residence.
Deaths	According to usual residence.
Immigrants	According to usual residence.
Emigrants	According to usual residence.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
Infant deaths	According to usual residence.
Marriages	According to usual residence.
Divorces	According to usual residence.

Data are available at national and regional level.

The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31December).
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.

	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	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on population except the under-coverage in net migration. Asylum seekers are excluded from the population because their status is resolved mainly within a year, and consequently, do not meet the criterion of usual residence. As soon as they are granted asylum and their stay in the country is for at least a year, they are included in the total population. According to the International and Temporary Protection Act, the final decision on application for international protection has to be made within a period of 6 months after submission of the application.
Live births	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on live births.
Deaths	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on deaths.
Immigrants	Return immigration of nationals is not covered when emigration is not reported.
Emigrants	Emigration of nationals is not covered if they do not report their departure abroad.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
Infant deaths	Not applicable.
Marriages	Not applicable.
Divorces	There are no particular reasons for any unreliability of the data on divorces.

Data accuracy is ensured by working on decreasing sampling and/or non-sampling errors, as well as with additional data comparisons and analysis before dissemination.

Data is collected at unit (person) level.

Units of measure are absolute numbers, rates, percentage points and coeffients.

After verification and possible corrections in consultation with the reporting units, i.e. register offices, completed questionnaires are entered in the regional offices in an application with on-line controls. Missing data are provided by imputation of data, according to the established methodological rules and guidelines for control. Data entered in regional departments are then taken by the subject-matter department in the Central Office, where additional control, processing and tabulation of data is done by using established methodological rules and defined control criteria.

	List of data sources
Population	Data sources for Population estimate (yearly) by age and sex at national and regional level, are: 2021 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, birth, death statistics and migration statistics.
Live births	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source for births are registers of births kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Deaths	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source for deaths are registers of deaths kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Immigrants	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained on the basis of records / registration of the forms registering or notifying resettlement or removal, which are completed by competent offices in the Ministry of Interior.  The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained from the register of foreigners of the Ministry of Interior.
Emigrants	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained on the basis of records / registration of the forms registering or notifying resettlement or removal, which are completed by competent offices in the Ministry of Interior.  The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative, i.e. the data are obtained from the register of foreigners of the Ministry of Interior.
Acquisitions of citizenship	Not available.
Loss of citizenship	Not available.
Legally induced abortions	Not available.
Late foetal deaths	Not available.
Infant deaths	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source are registers of deaths kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Marriages	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source for marriages are registers of marriages kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.
Divorces	The source of data for this statistical survey is administrative. Data source on divorces are registers and acts of courts competent for divorces.
Surface in km2	The source of data is administrative.

Administrative data sources only.

The data are published monthly and quarterly as preliminary data, and as final on annual basis.

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Statistics are comparable between geographical areas.

	Comparability - over time
Population	Population estimates for the period from 2003 to 2021 (1 January) were calculated on the basis of the 2021 Census, natural change and net migration data.
Live births	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Deaths	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Immigrants	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Emigrants	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
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	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Divorces	There is geographical comparability of the released data at national and regional level. With respect to geographical comparability with other EU countries, it is also ensured because data are collected in line with EU regulations.
Surface in km2	Not apllicable.