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1.1. Contact organisation | National Statistics Office |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Population and Migration |
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1.5. Contact mail address | National Statistics Office |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 10/07/2024 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 10/07/2024 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 10/07/2024 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data are available at national level of geographical detail. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006-2023 |
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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 | |||
Not applicable |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Not applicable |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
Micro data is collected in terms of the Malta Statistics Authority, in which Part VIII - Use of Records of Public Authorities and protection of collected information stipulates that: |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Not applicable as only aggregate figures are published. Micro data is requested from Public Authorities in terms of the Malta Statistics Authority Act and used internally for statistical purposes only. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
NSO is a member of the Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS) Committee, which sets dissemination standards set by the International Monetary Fund with a view of enhancing the availability of timely and comprehensive statistics in order to support macroeconomic policies. As a member of the SDDS Committee, NSO satisfies a number of criteria, which also entails the provision of an advanced news release and publication calendar. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
NSO news release calendar is available on: http://nso.gov.mt/en/News_Releases/Release_Calendar/Pages/News-Release-Calendar.aspx |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
NSO adheres to internal policies directly related to the user's access to statistical data; one of which being a Dissemination Policy. Due to the importance of the area of demographic statistics, it is imperative that statistics are made available to all users, as soon as possible. In some cases, these statistics are provided on provisional basis and are therefore subject to revisions. |
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Data is published on an annual basis. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | ||||||||||||||||||
First annual national estimates concerning demographic trends during 20223are released to coincide with World Population Day. News releases are published on the NSO website and can be found at: https://nso.gov.mt/world-population-day-11-july-2024/ |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | ||||||||||||||||||
Not available. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | ||||||||||||||||||
Some data can be downloaded from NSO's online database - StatDB: https://statdb.nso.gov.mt/?_ga=2.119078857.1973536816.1688969859-607552795.1638385612 More detailed information can be downloaded from Eurostat's online database: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Refer to 10.6. |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
Many efforts are made by NSO in order to ensure the production of demographic statistics at high quality standards. Measures that are implemented during the analysis stage include: |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
NSO has access to comprehensive of high quality administrative sources for the calculation of vital events. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
Demographic statistics are often sought by many different users:
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
In 2014, NSO carried out a user satisfaction survey among all those who made use of the NSO online request form or subscribed to the NSO news releases. The survey is in line with similar surveys carried out at a European level. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
Refer to 11.2. |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | ||||||||||||||||||
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
Data is compiled and sent to Eurostat within the deadlines stipulated by the Regulation. Data is made available to users shortly afterwards either from NSO or Eurostat. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
So far, all deadlines have been met and news release calendar has always been respected. |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||||||||||||||
Data is fully comparable. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||||||||||||||
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||||||||||||||
Coherence tests are not possible, since this is the only source of population statistics compiled using the strict definition of usual residence. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||||||||||||||
Coherence tests are not possible, since this is the only source of population statistics compiled using the strict definition of usual residence. |
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Not applicable. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Not available. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Population and migration statistics pertaining to the years 2005-2011 have been revised during 2013 further to the provision of the Census 2011 results. These revisions were necessary in order to align updates of population counts with the 2005 and 2011 census data, and therefore avoid breaks in time series. Benchmarking revisions were undertaken in 2017 for the estimation of migration flows. A News Release was published in order to present the revised figures (available online at https://nso.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/News2018_022.pdf). Population revisions for reference years 2012 - 2021 are being conducted following the results of the 2021 Census of Population and Housing. These intercensal revisions are necessary in order to align updates of the poulation counts between the two census periods. The estimate for 2022 is based on the revised 2021 base. |
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18.1. Source data | |||||||||||||||
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||||||||||||||
Yearly. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||||||||||||||
See 18.1. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||||||||||||||
See 11.1. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||||||||||||||
All demographic indicators are calculated at national level and all aggregates use a common methodology. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS Demographic balance - is the equation that describes the change in the size of the population due to the flows of live births, deaths, immigration and emigration that occur in the reference year T. Vital events are compiled from administrative sources. Net migration - the difference between the number of immigrants and the number emigrants during the year (net migration is therefore negative when the number of emigrants exceeds the number of immigrants). Population[T] = Population[T-1] + Births[T] - Deaths[T] + Net Migration[T] where: Population[T] = total population on 31st December of the year T; Population[T-1] = total population on 31st December of the previous year T-1; Births[T] = total number of live births occurring during the year T; Deaths[T] = total number of deaths occurring during the year T; Net Migration[T] = net migration during the year T. Migration flows are calculated using the following components: Maltese citizens
EU citizens
Non-EU citizens Asylum Statistics:
Residence Permits:
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18.6. Adjustment | |||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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Not available. |
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