Demographic indicators

Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

Unit for calculation population estimates, projections and other demographic indicators

Dragana Paunovic Radulovic

Statistician methodologist

5 Milana Rakića, Belgrade

dragana.paunovic-radulovic@stat.gov.rs

+381 11 2412922 ext. 264

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Regulation on the Nomenclature of Statistical Territorial Units ("Official Gazette of RS", No.109/09 and 46/10)

Demography

To calculate the indicator “crude rate of total population change”, the estimated population as of January 1^st of year T and T-1 is used.

The indicators such as aging index, average age and dependency ratios are calculated based on mid-year population estimates.

To calculate the total fertility rate, the number of live births by mother’s age and the estimated number of female population by completed mother’s age.

Since population estimates are calculated on the basis of population censuses and annual data on natural and mechanical movements, the concept of the "usual population" used in the census is retained in the definition of population estimates. Data collection is aligned with the definition of “usual population”. 

See data and indicators.

The statistical population is the total population.

Data are available at the level of the Republic of Serbia and its regions, as well as areas and municipalities.

Since 1999, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has no information on the AP Kosovo and Metohija, so they are not included in the coverage of the Republic of Serbia data (total).

Data are available from the year 2011.

Not applicable.

Data are disseminated as rates.

Calendar year.

National legislation:

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Data confidentiality is stipulated by:

- Official Statistics Law (Official Gazette of RS, number 104/2009), Articles 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49.

(www.stat.gov.rs/media/2322/zakon_o_statisticie.pdf)

- Rulebook on statistical data protection in the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

(www.stat.gov.rs/media/2343/rulebook-on-statistical-data-protection-in-sors.doc ) 

- Guidelines on measures of data and information protection in the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

(www.stat.gov.rs/media/2341/guidelines-on-measures-of-data-and-information-protection-in-the-sors.doc )

Not applicable.

Calendar of releases is available at SORS website on the 1st day of December every year for the forthcoming year (http://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/calendar).

Calendar of releases is available at SORS website:

http://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/calendar

Annual

Not applicable.

Demographic yearbook (Republic of Serbia)

http://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/publikacije/?d=14

http://data.stat.gov.rs/?caller=1807&languageCode=en-US

Not applicable.

Demographic yearbook (Republic of Serbia)

http://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/publikacije/?d=14

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Population statistics are widely used to plan activities, monitor and evaluate plans and programs in the process of policy-making in social and economic areas, such as:

- Analysis of aging of the population and its effects on sustainability and well-being

- Evaluation of fertility as a background of family policies

- Evaluation of the economic impact of demographic changes

- Calculation of 'per capita' indicators

On biennial basis (once in two years), by the means of web interview, implemented is the User Satisfaction Survey. The survey results are available at SORS website: http://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/o-nama/sistem-upravljanja-kvalitetom.

The data are complete.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Data for year T-1 are published on December 31 of year T and are available in the Database of the SORS website mid-year T.

The data are published according to the release calendar.

 The data are comparable.

 The data are comparable.

Not applicable.

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Administrative data sources, survey data on births and deaths and estimated population.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

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