ESTIMATION of Kosovo Population 2011
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Republika e Kosovës Republika Kosova - Republic of Kosovo Qeveria e Kosovës -Vlada Kosova - Government of Kosova Zyra e Kryeministrit – Ured Premijera Offi ce of the Prime Minister ESTIMATION of Kosovo population 2011 21.028 20.035 19.223 15.232 Pristina, February 2013 ESTIMATION of Kosovo population 2011 Pristina, February 2013 Preface Population estimation is a necessity, practice and at municipal level for 2011. Next estimation (for 2012) standard which is required to be carried out every year will be carried out up to mid- 2013. by offi cial statistical institutions of a country. This is due to the fact that in the period between two censuses (period of ten years) in a country occur signifi cant population, municipality or settlement changes. Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has estimated the population size at country level on annual basis and then this fi gure has been used as basic indicator for analyses and other planning. Annual statistical data on population (demography) are fundamental for the research and determination of a wide range of analyses, especially those with signifi cant importance related to social and economic issues at certain levels: municipal, national and regional. Population statistics are an important denominator and indicator for policymakers, analysts, researchers and various data users. The data on population constitute the basic estimating component of national accounts, employment and other socio-economic issues. Therefore, for all data users, these are the latest Chief Executive Offi cer of Kosovo Agency of Statistics estimated offi cial data on the Kosovo population size Mr. Isa Krasniqi PAGE 4 ESTIMATION OF KOSOVO POPULATION 2011 Contents PREFACE .................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................6 For data users ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Reference period ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 The basis of population estimation ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Methodological overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Data sources ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................................................12 Population census 2011 .............................................................................................................................................................12 Update 2009 ..................................................................................................................................................................................12 Time frame .....................................................................................................................................................................................12 Coverage ........................................................................................................................................................................................12 The aim of the project .................................................................................................................................................................13 Data collection methodology ....................................................................................................................................................13 Data quality of Update 2009 ....................................................................................................................................................14 Population ....................................................................................................................................................................................14 Households ....................................................................................................................................................................................15 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................................................................16 Estimation for municipalities: Leposaviq, Zubin Potok, Zveçan and Mitrovica North .................................................18 Households ....................................................................................................................................................................................18 CHAPTER 2 ............................................................................................................18 Population .....................................................................................................................................................................................20 Data quality ...................................................................................................................................................................................20 Comparision of data ...................................................................................................................................................................21 Demographic data ........................................................................................................................................................................23 Population censuses data / 1948-1991 ..................................................................................................................................24 Population displacements .........................................................................................................................................................25 CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................28 Population movements 01 April - 31 December 2011.........................................................................................................28 Natural growth .............................................................................................................................................................................28 Data quality ...................................................................................................................................................................................28 Other population movements (migration) ..............................................................................................................................31 Emigration and Immigration ......................................................................................................................................................31 Internal emigration and immigration ......................................................................................................................................32 External emigration and immigration .....................................................................................................................................34 External migration .......................................................................................................................................................................34 External immigration ..................................................................................................................................................................35 INTRODUCTION For data users Until the pre-fi nal offi cial Population census that has been conducted in 1981, population who worked and lived abroad Kosovo for a certain period of time, called as “Population temporarily living abroad’’, has been estimated as population of respective country.Therefore, previous population estimates included as well the nonresident population (until 2011). Aſt er the approval of basic statistical legislation (two laws): the Law on Population, Households and Housing Census (Law no. 03/L-237) and the Law on Offi cial Statistics of the Republic of Kosovo (Law no. 04 / L-036) approved during the years 2010-2011, and the amandements of the defi nition on resident population of a country1 and UNSD2and EUROSTAT3 recommendations compared to previous censuses that were conducted in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971 and 1981. In this report KAS has estimated the residential population respecting the applicable legislation. Although Kosovo is nota member of the European Union (EU), like other candidate and potential candidate countries Kosovo as well transmits (sends) to EUROSTAT demographic data on annual basis, respecting the defi ned criteria and deadlines. According to the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament4 (Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on demography) Article 4, States shall transmit data to Eurostat within 8 months following