Usually resident population on 1 January (demo_urespop)

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: Statbel - Statistics Belgium


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

Statbel - Statistics Belgium
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Thematic Direction Society - Department of Demographic Statistics

 
1.5. Contact mail address

Statistics Belgium

North Gate - Koning Albert II-laan 16

1000 Brussel


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 31/08/2018
2.2. Metadata last posted 31/08/2020
2.3. Metadata last update 09/08/2023


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

Total usual residence population for the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council.
3.2. Classification system

Not applicable.
3.3. Coverage - sector

Total usual residence population at national level.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

The usual residence population figure is the population figure at midnight 31 December of each year. To determine the population figure, Statistics Belgium receives raw data from the Belgian population register, which is a harmonised and exhaustive integration of all Belgian municipal population registers. There is comprehensive legislation on registration of citizens and migrants, and practical guidelines for municipal administrations exist. Asylum seekers are included.
3.5. Statistical unit

Person.
3.6. Statistical population

Belgian population.
3.7. Reference area

Data are available at national level.
3.8. Coverage - Time

Not applicable.
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Person.


5. Reference Period Top

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


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Loi du 4 juillet 1962 relative à la statistique publique (modifiée par la loi du 1er août 1985 portant des mesures fiscales et autres, la loi du 21 décembre 1994 portant des dispositions sociales et diverses, la loi du 2 janvier 2001 portant des dispositions sociales, budgétairs et diverses et par la loi programme du 22 décembre 2008).
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Loi du 4 juillet 1962 relative à la statistique publique (modifiée par la loi du 1er août 1985 portant des mesures fiscales et autres, la loi du 21 décembre 1994 portant des dispositions sociales et diverses, la loi du 2 janvier 2001 portant des dispositions sociales, budgétairs et diverses et par la loi programme du 22 décembre 2008).
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Conform the law in 7.1.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Data are made available at T + 6M.
8.2. Release calendar access

Not applicable.
8.3. Release policy - user access

Access to coded individual level data on demand via the Belgian commission for the protection of privacy.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Annual.


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

Annual press release.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

No paper publications are distributed.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Dissemination of olap cubes via website.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

See 8.3
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

See the information in the Annex file.
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not applicable.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Validation procedure at Statistics Belgium - peer validation by power users.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
1. Nationals
Please indicate the type of duration of stay when counting a person with national citizenship as an usual resident with a minimum duration of stay of 12 months according to Art. 2(d) of Reg. 1260/2013.
1. Actual 2. Intended 3. Actual and intended 4. Other. Please specify below:
   X    
    

 

2. EEA Citizens
Please indicate the type of duration of stay when counting a person with EEA citizenship as an usual resident with a minimum duration of stay of 12 months according to Art. 2(d) of Reg. 1260/2013.
1. Actual 2. Intended 3. Actual and intended 4. Other. Please specify below:
   X    
    

 

3. NON-EEA Citizens
Please indicate the type of duration of stay when counting a person with non-EEA foreign citizenship as an usual resident with a minimum duration of stay of 12 months according to Art. 2(d) of Reg. 1260/2013.
1. Actual 2. Intended 3. Actual and intended 4. Other. Please specify below:
   X    
    


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Data requested in Art. 4.1 of Reg. 1260/2013.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not applicable.
12.3. Completeness

Data transmitted as requested in Art. 4.1 of Reg. 1260/2013.


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Certain subpopulation (illegals) might be absent in the population figure.
13.2. Sampling error

Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error

Not applicable.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, in accordance with Article 2 ( c ), within eight months of the end of the reference year.
14.2. Punctuality

Not applicable.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time

Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

The total usual residence population  transmitted by the national statistical offices to Eurostat in the framework of the Usual Residence Population data collection may differ from those available in National Accounts, Labour Force Survey or in the survey on Income and Living Conditions. The difference is given by the population coverage (see metadata specific to each domain).
15.4. Coherence - internal

The total usual residence population  transmitted by the national statistical offices to Eurostat in the framework of the Usual Residence Population data collection may differ from those available in the rest of the Demographic domain. The difference is given by the population definition (see metadata specific to each domain).


16. Cost and Burden Top

Relatevely limited costs - collection on basis of administrative aim. No respondent burden.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

Not applicable.
17.2. Data revision - practice

Not applicable.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data

Belgian Population Register.
18.2. Frequency of data collection

Every two weeks.
18.3. Data collection

Data collection is done by Belgian municipalities. Harmonisation bij the Belgian Population Register:https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/nl/rijksregister/
18.4. Data validation

Input validation: (1) the Belgian population register provides validated data at Statistics Belgium. (2) Statistics Belgium performs a second validation, by validating the completeness of the datasets. In addition the present variables and variable values are checked.
Output validation: the consistency of the results is studied. In addition, the data are validated by our user community working on the data.
18.5. Data compilation

Statistics Belgium calculates the usual residence population figure by determining the population that resides in a Belgian municipality at midnight 31 December.
18.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.


19. Comment Top

No comment.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top
DEMOMIGR_UREESMS_2022