Metadata
| Category: | Demographic and social statistics |
| Area: | Population |
| Survey / data collection: | Estimation of population number |
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| Reference metadata |
| 1. Contact |
| 2. Metadata update |
| 3. Statistical presentation |
| 4. Unit of measure |
| 5. Reference period |
| 6. Institutional mandate |
| 7. Confidentiality |
| 8. Release policy |
| 9. Frequency of dissemination |
| 10. Accessibility and clarity |
| 11. Quality management |
| 12. Relevance |
| 13. Accuracy and reliability |
| 14. Timeliness and punctuality |
| 15. Coherence and Comparability |
| 17. Data revision |
| 18. Statistical processing |
| 19. Comment |
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| 1. Contact Vrh | |
| 1.1. Contact organization: | Statistical Office of Montenegro |
| 1.2. Contact organization unit: | Demography and migration statistics department |
| 1.2. Contact organization unit: | IV Proleterske br. 2 , 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro |
| 2. Metadata update Top | |
| 2.1. Metadata last certified: | |
| 2.2. Metadata last posted: | 24 December 2025 |
| 2.3. Metadata last update: | 03 December 2025 |
| 3. Statistical presentation Top | |
| 3.1. Data description: | The purpose of producing population estimate is to obtain the data needed for the analysis of the natural movement of the population of Montenegro and its municipalities, borth rate, fertility, and other indicators. Population estimates refer to the beginning, mid and end of the year. Data related to the beginning of the year, i.e. Jnuary 1,are mostly used to show the number of inhabitants in absolute numbers. Data related to the mid ? year are used in the calculation of demographic indicators, as well as the reporting to he United Nations. On the other hand, the number of inhabitants at the beginning of the year is a requirement of EUROSTAT. |
| 3.2. Classification system: | Municipalities |
| 3.3. Sector coverage: | Not relevant |
| 3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions: | When estimating the number of inhabitants according to the Censusis used as basis. This number is adjusted accoridnig to the results of the vital statistics, i.e. natural increase and migration movements. The results of vital statistics are expressed through natural increase and in the case of negative natural increase, the number of inhabitants decreases. Migration movements of inhabitants within Montenegro are taken into account and affect the estimates of the number of inhabitants by municipalities. When estimating the population it is assumed that international migration is constant number calculated on the basis of the Census 2023, then natural increase for the period 2011 to 2023, as well as Census 2011. Within the help of these sources, so-called profile of international net migrant by gender and age for the period of one year. This profile is applied as a statistical adjustment in the period between censuses. The goal of applying the statistical adjustment method for population estimate is the need to present the most realistic number of inhabitants on an annual basis. |
| 3.5. Statistical unit: | Person |
| 3.6. Statistical population: | Population |
| 3.7. Reference area: | Montenegro and municipalities |
| 3.8. Time coverage: | 2000 |
| 3.9. Base period: | |
| 4. Unit of measure Top | |
| Population/Persons | |
| 5. Reference period Top | |
| Year | |
| 6. Institutional mandate Top | |
| 6.1. Legal acts and other agreements: | The Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System (Official Gazette of Montenegro No 18/12, 047/19 and 023/25) defines provisions for collection, processing, and dissemination of data. The Law provides to the Statistical Office legal powers to collect and access the data necessary for the implementation of Programme and Annual Plan. The Law gives a priority to the use of administrative data and right of access to individual data that are a result of survey of other official statistical producers. As an annex to legal provisions, Statistical Office has signed several memoranda on cooperation with administrative data providers. |
| 6.2. Data sharing: | Signed agreement on cooperation with the official statistical producers: 1. Customs Administration, 2. Tax Administration, 3. Ministry of Finance, 4. Central Bank of Montenegro, 5. Trilateral agreement (MONSTAT, Ministry of Finance, and Central Bank of Montenegro). International institutions: 1. EUROSTAT, 2. UN organizations, 3. IMF 4. World Bank |
| 7. Confidentiality Top | |
| 7.1. Confidentiality - policy: | Articles 53-60 of the Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 018/12, 047/19 and 023/25) provide a framework for the protection, use and transmission of confidential data. MONSTAT has developed two comprehensive Rulebook covering procedures for the protection of personal data, as well as the keeping of individual records. In order to implement the legal framework on the functioning of the security system and statistical confidentiality, the Rulebook on the preservation of statistics was adopted, which regulates the manner, time, technical conditions and organization of storing statistics, in order to prevent their destruction, alienation and unauthorized use, as well as the Rulebook on the contents and the method of keeping records of users of individual statistical data, which prescribes the content and the method of keeping records of users of individual statistics. Article 59 access to confidential data of official statistics is restricted to persons carrying out tasks and tasks producers of official statistics and to the extent that such data are necessary for the production of official statistics statistics. Persons performing tasks and tasks with producers of official statistics are required to sign a Statement of Compliance. The Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System is in line with Regulation 223/2009 and Regulation (EU) 2015/759 of 29 April 2015, which also regulate confidentiality provisions. The Government of Montenegro adopted the Statement of Commitment on Confidence in Official Statistics of Montenegro (Commitment of Confidence). |
| 7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment: | |
| 8. Release policy Top | |
| 8.1. Release calendar: | The Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 018/12,047/19 and 023/25) stipulates that producers of official statistics prepare, update and publish the Calendar of Release of Statistical Data. It shall be published on the website of the Statistical Office by 20 December of the following year at the latest, for all producers of official statistics, including dates for the publication of statistics. Any changes to the date of publication in the Calendar shall be announced in advance in accordance with the Unplanned Revision. |
| 8.2. Release calendar - access: | http://monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=12&pageid=12 |
| 8.3. User access: | The general aim of producers of official statistics is to satisfy the needs of their users and to make the statistics available to all users in an understandable manner at the same time and under the same conditions. The Statistical Office is obliged to produce and disseminate official statistics in an objective, transparent and professional manner so that all users are treated equally. |
| 9. Frequency of dissemination Top | |
| Yearly | |
| 10. Accessibility and clarity Top | |
| 10.1. News release: | The release is published once a year and is available on the website at the following link: https://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=48&pageid=48 |
| 10.2. Publications: | Statistical Office publishes the following regular publications: 1. Statistical Yearbook, 2. Montenegro in figures, 3. Monthly statistical review. In addition to the above regular ones, Statistical Office publishes also additionally publications. Some of the most important additional publications are as it follows: 1. Women and Men in Montenegro, 2. The most often used statistical data All publication published by Statistical Office are available at the following link: http://monstat.org/eng/publikacije.php |
| 10.3. Online database: | Not available. |
| 10.4. Micro-data access: | The Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 018/12, 047/19 and 023/25) regulates the rules under which external users can gain access to individual data for research purposes . Article 58 defines the types of scientific and research organizations that can obtain such information. The provision of individual data without an identifier is possible only at the written request of research institutions, for the purpose of conducting research activities, as well as international statistical organizations and producers of statistics from other countries. The research entity signs the Agreement with the Statistical Office, as well as a Statement of cinfidence. Producers of official statistics shall keep separate records of users and of the purpose for which the statistics were put to use. |
| 10.5. Other: | |
| 10.6. Documentation on methodology: domain: | Not available. |
| 10.7. Quality documentation: | The Law on Official Statistics and the Official Statistical System ("Official Gazette of Montenegro" No. 18/12, 47/19and 23/25) defines the commitment to quality, which ensures that producers of official statistics in Montenegro work and cooperate in accordance with international principles of quality of the statistical system. In accordance with the ESS Quality Declaration, Article 338 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, Regulations 759/2015 and 223/2009 and the European Statistics Code of Practice, the following documents are adopted: 1. Quality Strategy of the Statistical Office 2. Guide for the implementation of the Quality Strategy in the Statistical Office; 3. Implementation plan |
| 11. Quality management Top | |
| 11.1. Quality assurance: | The Statistical Office has committed itself to implementing the elements of TQM (Total quality management) models that encourage the development and improvement of functioning: - institutions, - production of the results of official statistics and - an individual. In the medium term, the Statistical Office has decided to implement the TQM model through the following objectives: 1. Strict commitment to users and other stakeholders, 2. Quality statistical processes and products, 3. Professional orientation of employees, 4. Continuous improvements, 5. Reducing the burden on reporting units. |
| 11.2. Quality assesment: | |
| 12. Relevance Top | |
| 12.1. User needs: | International users: - Eurostat - World bank - UN organizations - International monetary fund National users: - Ministries - Local government - Central bank - NGO - Students - Researchers - Media |
| 12.2. User satisfaction: | The Statistical Office has adopted the Quality Management Strategy, the Guidebook to the Implementation of the Quality Management Strategy, as well as the Plan for the Implementation of the Quality Policy. In order to measure the degree to which fulfills obligations towards users and within the new quality policy, the Statistical Office conducted User satisfaction survey. The results of the survey are available on the Statistical Office website, link: http://monstat.org/uploads/files/2.%20Izvjestaj%20o%20zadovoljstvu%20korisnika%20ENG%20(Autosaved).pdf |
| 12.3. Completeness: | |
| 13. Accuracy and reliability Top | |
| 13.1. Overall accuracy: | Data are published on the day defined by the Annual Plan and Statistical Releases Calendar |
| 13.2. Sampling error: | |
| 13.3. Non-sampling error: | |
| 14. Timeliness and punctuality Top | |
| 14.1. Timeliness: | Final data is published on day defined by Statistical Release Calendar. Calendar is available on the link: http://monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=12&pageid=12 |
| 14.2. Punctuality: | |
| 15. Coherence and Comparability Top | |
| 15.1. Comparability - geographical: | |
| 15.2. Comparability over time: | |
| 15.3. Coherence - cross domain: | |
| 15.4. Coherence - internal: |
| 17. Data revision Top | |
| 17.1. Data revision - policy: | Statistical Office has adopted the revision policy and it is available on the website http://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=1411&pageid=1411 |
| 17.2. Data revision - practice: | Estimates are made according to the methodology of the last conducted census, to the next. Revision of the same is done for the inter censual period, backwards according to the methodology of the last conducted census. |
| 18. Statistical processing Top | |
| 18.1. Source data: | Census, birth statistics, statistics of deaths and migration statistics. |
| 18.2. Frequency of data collection: | |
| 18.3. Data collection: | |
| 18.6. Adjustment: | |
