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.
Total usually resident population for the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council.
3.2. Classification system
Not applicable.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Total usually resident population at national level.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
The total usually resident population figure is estimated in accordance with the definitions of 'usually resident population' and 'usual residence' in Article 2 of Regulation 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The Swedish official population statistics is based on the Total Population Register, which includes all registered persons in the country. Reference date is 31 December 2023. All persons who are authorized to and intend to stay in the country for at least 12 months shall register. All persons who intend to stay abroad for at least 12 months shall deregister. The Tax Agency is the authority responsible for the administrative register. Almost all public services utilize the administrative register and there is a strong incentive for persons to keep the information updated in order to get information, social benefits, and other types of public services. The administrative register is updated based on information from authorities, healthcare professionals, individual persons, etc.
The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population. The estimation is done by adjusting the population in the Total Population Register for over- and undercoverage and adding the population of asylum seekers, applicants under the Temporary Protection Directive and undocumented migrants. For more information see the Annex File.
3.5. Statistical unit
Person.
3.6. Statistical population
Not applicable.
3.7. Reference area
Data are available at national level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time
The first Swedish estimation of the total usually resident population refers to 31 December 2014.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Person.
The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December).
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Not applicable.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not applicable.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Not applicable.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Not applicable.
8.1. Release calendar
The estimation of the total usually resident population is not published by Statistics Sweden.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable.
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable.
Annual.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not applicable.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not applicable.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
For more information, see the annex sheet 10.6.1.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable.
11.1. Quality assurance
Quality assessment of the Total Population Register is carried out together with external quality experts. The results from the assessment provide input to quality improvements. The latest quality description (in Swedish) refers to 2021.
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
12.1. 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.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
No assessment of the quality of the estimation of the total usual resident population has been carried out. The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population and the overall accuracy of the register is described below.
Data from the Total Population Register have generally good quality. Since population registration data are widely used in society, the chance of finding errors in the data and correcting them increase. Some government agencies are required by ordinance to report errors in the population register. In addition, the birth certificate issued by the Swedish Tax Agency can be seen as an important check on the accuracy of data. The individual submits a request for a birth certificate, which shows the data contained in the population register. A birth certificate is required, for example, when acquiring identity cards, applying for Swedish citizenship or applying for divorce.
Data from the population register that are seldom used in society are likely to have slightly lower accuracy than variables frequently used by many government authorities. This applies to data on adopted persons, for example. Please see 11.1 Quality Assurance for a quality description of the Total Population Register.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicabloe.
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.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
The total usually resident population transmitted by the national statistical offices to Eurostat in the framework of the Usually Resident 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 usually resident population transmitted by the national statistical offices to Eurostat in the framework of the Usually Resident 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).
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not applicable.
17.2. Data revision - practice
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
The Total Population Register, the Income and Taxation Register, STATIV (a database for integration studies), Register of asylum seekers and data at the Swedish Police authority and the Migration Agency.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
The registers are updated continuously and/or annually.
18.3. Data collection
The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population. The Tax Agency is the authority responsible for the administrative register. Almost all public services utilize the administrative register and there is an incentive for individuals to keep the information updated in order to get information, social benefits, and other types of public services. The administrative register is updated based on information from authorities, healthcare professionals, individual persons, etc.
18.4. Data validation
The validation of the statistical Total Population Register includes controls as:
valid values;
logical controls.
The administrative register is also validated at the Tax Agency.
18.5. Data compilation
The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population. Some coding is done for variables as sex and age. The unique personal identification number (PIN) is used in the coding.
18.6. Adjustment
The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population. The estimation is done by adjusting the population in the Total Population Register for over- and undercoverage and adding the population of asylum seekers, applicants under the Temporary Protection Directive and undocumented migrants. For more information see the Annex File.
Total usually resident population for the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council.
29 August 2024
The total usually resident population figure is estimated in accordance with the definitions of 'usually resident population' and 'usual residence' in Article 2 of Regulation 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The Swedish official population statistics is based on the Total Population Register, which includes all registered persons in the country. Reference date is 31 December 2023. All persons who are authorized to and intend to stay in the country for at least 12 months shall register. All persons who intend to stay abroad for at least 12 months shall deregister. The Tax Agency is the authority responsible for the administrative register. Almost all public services utilize the administrative register and there is a strong incentive for persons to keep the information updated in order to get information, social benefits, and other types of public services. The administrative register is updated based on information from authorities, healthcare professionals, individual persons, etc.
The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population. The estimation is done by adjusting the population in the Total Population Register for over- and undercoverage and adding the population of asylum seekers, applicants under the Temporary Protection Directive and undocumented migrants. For more information see the Annex File.
Person.
Not applicable.
Data are available at national level of geographical detail.
The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December).
No assessment of the quality of the estimation of the total usual resident population has been carried out. The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population and the overall accuracy of the register is described below.
Data from the Total Population Register have generally good quality. Since population registration data are widely used in society, the chance of finding errors in the data and correcting them increase. Some government agencies are required by ordinance to report errors in the population register. In addition, the birth certificate issued by the Swedish Tax Agency can be seen as an important check on the accuracy of data. The individual submits a request for a birth certificate, which shows the data contained in the population register. A birth certificate is required, for example, when acquiring identity cards, applying for Swedish citizenship or applying for divorce.
Data from the population register that are seldom used in society are likely to have slightly lower accuracy than variables frequently used by many government authorities. This applies to data on adopted persons, for example. Please see 11.1 Quality Assurance for a quality description of the Total Population Register.
Person.
The Total Population Register is the base when estimating the total usual resident population. Some coding is done for variables as sex and age. The unique personal identification number (PIN) is used in the coding.
The Total Population Register, the Income and Taxation Register, STATIV (a database for integration studies), Register of asylum seekers and data at the Swedish Police authority and the Migration Agency.
Annual.
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.
