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1.1. Contact organisation | HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY (ELSTAT) |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT AND COST OF LIVING STATISTICS DIVISION POPULATION AND MIGRATION STATISTICS SECTION |
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1.5. Contact mail address | HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY (ELSTAT)
Population and Migration Statistics Section Pireos Str. 46 GR 185 47 PIRAEUS GREECE |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 28/06/2024 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 28/06/2024 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 28/06/2024 |
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3.1. Data description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference. |
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3.2. Classification system | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.5. Statistical unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of persons. |
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3.6. Statistical population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.7. Reference area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The greek territory. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
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3.9. Base period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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Counts of statistical units |
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The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31st December). |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
The legal framework governing the organization and operation of ELSTAT is as follows:
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Not availalbe. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
The issues concerning the observance of statistical confidentiality by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) are arranged by articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Law 3832/2010 as in force, by Articles 8, 10 and 11(2) of the Regulation on Statistical Obligations of the agencies of the Hellenic Statistical System and by Articles 10 and 15 of the Regulation on the Operation and Administration of ELSTAT. More precisely: ELSTAT disseminates the statistics in compliance with the statistical principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and in particular with the principle of statistical confidentiality. Protection of personal data ELSTAT abides by the commitments and obligations arising from the applicable EU and national legislation on the protection of the individual from the processing of personal data and the relevant decisions, guidelines and regulatory acts of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. Pursuant to the Regulation on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data [Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR)], ELSTAT implements the appropriate technical and organisational measures for ensuring adequate level of security against risks for the personal data it collects and has access to, in the context of carrying out its tasks, in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation and to protect these personal data from any unauthorised access or illegal processing. The personal data collected by ELSTAT are used exclusively for purposes related to the conduct of surveys and the production of relevant statistics. Only ELSTAT has access to the data. The controller is the person appointed by law pursuant to the relevant provisions concerning the Legal Entities of Public Law and the Independent Authorities. The data are stored in the databases of ELSTAT for as long as required by the relevant legislation. Legal basis of the processing: Article 6, para 1(c) and 1(d) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
a) these data have been treated, as it is specifically set out in the Regulation on Statistical Obligations of the agencies of the Hellenic Statistical System (ELSS), in such a way that their dissemination does not prejudice statistical confidentiality or
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
Annual data on vital events is announced 9 months after the end of the reference year whereas data on migration statistics is announced 12 months after the end of the reference year. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
https://www.statistics.gr/en/calendar#62023
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
Data are disseminated on Eurostat database. |
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Yearly |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | ||||||||||||||||||
A data release regarding Vital Statistics is published at the end of September, each year, which is followed by spreadsheet tables. Data on migration and population statistics are released 12 months after the end of the reference period. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | ||||||||||||||||||
Digital publications containing, among others, Vital Statistics annual data are published every three or four months. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | ||||||||||||||||||
The link is: ELSTAT - estimated population database
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | ||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | ||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | ||||||||||||||||||
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | ||||||||||||||||||
Documentation on quality is available in Euro-SDMX format (ESMS) |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) aims to ensure and further improve the quality of statistics produced and maintain the confidence of users in them. This is achieved through the Quality Policy of ELSTAT which is posted on the website of ELSTAT and is available at the following link: http://www.statistics.gr/en/policies. Statistics are prepared in line with the principles of the European Statistical Code of Practice.
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
The Vital data come from administrative sources (Civil Registry Offices of the Municipalities). Data are provisional and not yet finilised and possible overdue registrations may not be included. Estimation methods and models are used for migration flows and they are reviewed as more administrative data are available. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
Not applicable. |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
Not applicable. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
It is a first estimation of immigration six months after the end of the reference year. Emigration is not yet available and last year's figure is used. |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | ||||||||||||||||||
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13.2. Sampling error | ||||||||||||||||||
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13.3. Non-sampling error | ||||||||||||||||||
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
Data are published 6 months after the end of the reference period (2023). |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
Data are published on time. |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||||||||||||||
Data refer to national level. Comparability of the results are subject to national definitions of population. ELSTAT follows the usual residence definition as recommended by the ESS.
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||||||||||||||
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||||||||||||||
Annual population estimates are based on Census 2021 results. |
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Not applicable. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Intercensal population estimates are revised according to the revision policy of ELSTAT, which is available at the following link: Recommended international practices are also taken into account. Following the finalization of decenial census results a revision of migration and population estimation is conducted. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Vital statistics refering to 2023 are provisional and expected to be finalised and nationaly disseminated in October 2024. Immigration total is subject to revision. Emigration total of previous year (2022) is used for 2023 and is expected to be estimated and disseminated at the end of reporting year (2024).
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18.1. Source data | |||||||||||||||
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||||||||||||||
Data on Births and Deaths are collected from Civil Registries on a monthly basis. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||||||||||||||
The Registrars complete electronically vital data to a central Information System of the Ministry of Interior. This information system is the source or raw data for ELSTAT for its own statistical purposes. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||||||||||||||
Vital data are validated after exhaustive quality checks. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||||||||||||||
Compilation of tables by event, age, sex, marital status, citizenship, place of birth, place of residence, place of event, geographical region, education level, occupation, cause of death and other variables and comparative tables (time series), showing the evolution of the Vital Statistics. |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||||||||||||||
No adjustments. |
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Not available. |
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