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Population, birth and death: Brief methodology for Specific Standards
of Data Distribution
County: Azerbaijan
Subject: population
I. Foundations, conceptions and classifications
Foundations
- Decrees of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on conducting population census:
- "On conducting population census in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1999" ¹ 422, dated 22.02.1996;
- "On conducting population census in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2009" ¹ 415, dated 07.06.2006".
- Decision ¹ 145 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated October 30, 2003 "On ratification of the Rule on state registration of civil status acts".
Rule on state registration of civil status acts, as well as date and principles of conducting population census correspond to UN recommendations.
II. Coverage of data
Geographical coverage
The data cover all territory of the country, except territories occupied by Armenia.
III. Characteristics of base data
State registration of civil status acts covers all territory of the country, except territories occupied by Armenia. The State Statistical Committee obtains data on natural movement of population (birth, death, marriage and divorce) as a result of statistical elaboration of data in the second copies of appropriate acts compiled by registry offices of the Ministry of Justice and submitted to the State Statistical Committee.
Date of marriage and divorce is considered as the date of registration in Registry offices of the Ministry of Justice.
Population census
The Second National Population Census in the Republic of Azerbaijan was conducted on April 13-22, 2009 (the first was conducted in 1999; previous censuses were conducted every 10 years in when Azerbaijan was a part of the Soviet Union). Except for the territories occupied by Armenia, the census was conducted in all territories of the country by conducting inquiry by specially trained and instructed interviewers. Two questions about birth were included in the census questionnaire: "how many children a woman gave birth to" and "how many of them are alive"
In accordance with UN recommendations, the next population census will be conducted after 10 years.
Statistical Survey of Households
The survey is conducted constantly once in a quarter by inquiry of household members in 4250 households. Amount of sampling constitutes 0.25% of households throughout the country. There are no questions about birth in survey questionnaires.
IV. Experience on data compilation
Data on population size are based on population census, data on natural and migration movements of population (these data are presented by appropriate agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) and administrative and territorial changes. Current estimation of population size is carried out on the basis of these data.
Population size by country is calculated on a monthly basis and by economic and administrative regions - on a quarterly basis.
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