Figures of population resident in Spain for the 1970-2011 period (up to 1st January 2012).
Data for population resident in Spain are provided, for each Autonomous Community and for each province, disaggregated according to basic demographic features, such as sex and age. For the 2001-2011 period disaggregation according to nationality and country of birth are added, for all the territorial levels, as well as disaggregation according to islands (in island provinces). Also, age rank is extended (up to 110 years for national results, and to 100 years for the results of the Autonomous Communities, provinces and islands).
Data disaggregated by Autonomous Community, province, nationality and country of birth is provided, according to the INE standardised classifications.
Persons.
Resident population in Spain.
Spain, Autonomous Communities, provinces and islands (for island provinces).
1st January and 1st July of each year of the 1970-2011 period (up to 1st January 2012).
This operation provides data from 1970 on.
1st January and 1st June of each year of the 1970-2011 period (up to 1st January 2012).
Data referred to the period: Decenal
European Parliament and Council Regulation 862/2007 on Migration and International Protection Statistics, with regard to providing data on the resident population by nationality and by place of birth.
Intercensus Population Estimates are provided on international level as historical series of population resident in Spain for allintents and purposes.
Additional confidentiality measures have not been adopted, other than those indicated as customary in all INE operations.
Once a decade.
Currently no specific publications for this operation are made. All of the information relating to this operation may be accessed via:
The link where users may view the results and documentation relating to this operation is:
https://www.ine.es/en/inebaseDYN/cp30321/cp_resultados_en.htm
These are synthesis statistics compiled using the aggregated results of different statistical sources. Therefore, microdata thereof is not available.
This operation enables meeting customised information requests by users that are not considered in the corresponding results tables, following a viability study, in all cases, performed by the INE.
The operation methodology may be viewed at:
https://www.ine.es/en/inebaseDYN/cp30321/cp_metodologia_en.htm
Fields 11 to 19 of this document may be considered the quality report intended for users for this operation.
Intercensus Population Estimates are prepared by using all the available information on demographic evolution between two consecutive Population Censuses, and it is intended to obtain the highest coherence of its results as compared to those of the official statistics on demographic events, in particular comparing them to the Vital Satistics and the Migration Statistics disseminated by the INE (the last one since 2013, whit data from 2008 on).
The full consistency of the resident population figures provided by the Population Intercensus Estimations as compared to those provided by the Dwelling and Population Censuses of 1970, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 was confirmed, as well as their coherence with the migration, death and birth figures available for each period.
This data makes up the final series of data of population resident in Spain, in each Autonomous Community and in each province since 1970. The first user thereof is the actual national statistical system: in particular, the data is used by the INE as reference figures in all of its statistical products (surveys, National Accounts, indicators, etc.). In addition, this data is available to all users who need to analyse the demographic evolution of the country n the last few decades, or to be used, in turn, in the production or analysis of another type of statistical information. Moreover, such figures are those used by international bodies as the official population of Spain for all intents and purposes.
For previous decades, that information is only available based on the historical population censuses that have been prepared in Spain every ten years, since 1900.
On the other hand, disaggregation by nationality and country of birth, for all territorial levels, and disaggregation by islands (for island provinces) are only available for the most recent period from 2001 to 2011. Besides, data by age up to 110 years for national results and up to 100 years for the results of the Autonomous Communities, provinces and islands are only available for that period.
Municipal information is not available: the only municipal population data available is that referring to the population registered therein, according to the Continuous Register.
The INE has carried out general user satisfaction surveys in 2007, 2010 and 2013, and it plans to continue doing so every three years. The purpose of these surveys is to find out what users think about the quality of the information of the INE statistics and the extent to which their needs of information are covered. In addition, additional surveys are carried out in order to acknowledge better other fields such as dissemination of the information, quality of some publications...
On the INE website, in its section Methods and Projects / Quality and Code of Practice / INE quality management / User surveys are available surveys conducted to date.(Click next link)
In the User Satisfaction Surveys conducted to date, it is possible to view the evaluation of the "Population" sector in which this statistical operation is centred, which can help direct us with regard to user opinions of it.
This operation provides all of the information required by European Parliament and Council Regulation 862/2007, regarding Migration and International Protection Statistics, with regard to the resident population, according to nationality and place of birth.
Therefore, the rate of compulsory results available is 100%.
Measurements of the accuracy of the results for this operation are not available. Nonetheless, this operation is prepared using the information provided by the statistics of the demographic events occurring at each point in time, and therefore, the accuracy of their results depends on that of the information sources used.
This is not applicable to this statistical operation, as they are synthesis statistics, compiled using other statistical sources, and not a sample survey.
This is not applicable to this statistical operation, as they are synthesis statistics, compiled using other statistical sources, and not a sample survey.
The results of this operation referring to the last intercensus period are prepared and released once the results of the last Population Census are available. From that results the retrospective review of the results of the different INE statistical operations (surveys, National Accounts and indicators) can be done according to the new population reference.
Specifically, the results referring to the 2001-2011 intercensus period, that are up to 1st January 2012, were disseminated on 23thApril 2013, and the results of the 2011 Population Census were disseminated on 14th December 2012. This way, that data were disseminated with a delay of less than 17 months regarding their final reference period, but only 4 months after the release of the census data. .
Intercensus Population Estimates are always disseminated within the deadline established in the structural statistics calendar of the INE. For data referring to the 2001-2011 period, the dissemination was intended for May 2013, and it was carried out finally on 23th April, that is to say, one week before the established deadline.
The results maintain total inter-territorial consistency, at all breakdown levels. Moreover, they are calculated based on the definitions established in European Regulation 763/2008 on Population and Housing Censuses and European Regulation 862/2007 on Migration and International Protection Statistics and fostered, in turn, by the United Nations, which encourages their international comparability.
The Population Figures constitute the definitive series of figures for the resident population in Spain as of 1970. Its results are also coherent with the next Population Censuses (1970, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011).
Nevertheless, data from periods previous to 2001 are softened by age. In order to correct this small methodologic breakdown, the review of that data is intented for 2014.
These results are used as reference population figures in all INE indicators and surveys and in the National Accounts. Therefore, they are consistent with the data provided by said sources.
The data maintains total inter-territorial and demographic consistency.
Nevertheless, data from periods previous to 2001 are softened by age, as long as it is not reviewed (review intended for 2014).
These are synthesis statistics, compiled using other sources. Therefore, they do not require collaboration from respondent units, nor do they generate data collection costs.
For guidance, the estimation of the budgetary credit necessary to finance the preparation of the results of these statistics, as foreseen in the 2013 Annual Programme developed by the 2013-2016 National Statistical Plan is 41.72 thousand euros.
This data makes up the final series of data of population resident in Spain since 1970 and, therefore, it is not revisable.
Nevertheless, in 2014, and in exceptional circumstances, a review of data previous to 2001 is going to be made, based of census figures that are not softened by age.
The review of results previous to 2001 is intended for 2014, based on the results of the Population Censuses that are not softened by age.
This is a synthesis statistical operation, compiled using results from different sources. Specifically, the following sources were used:
- Population and Dwelling Censuses.
- Vital Statistics.
- Municipal Register.
- Granting of nationality due to residence.
Once a decade.
Data are prepared based on the population figures of two consecutive censuses, the estimation and the accounts of successive demographic events that happened during the intercensus period, and the adjustment in order to guarantee the final coherence with census data.
Multiple analyses are carried out of the coherence of the evolution of the figures for the resident population, and of them with the data from the different demographic statistical sources.
In data of the 2001-2011 period different treatments were made on the data of the starting demographic events:
- Automatic assignation of the nationality of the newborn, from the nationality and place of birth of their parents, and applying the current laws on acquisition of origin Spanish nationality.
- Assignation of the nationality and country of birth of the deceased.
- For migration data, migration flows were estimated based on the variations recorded in the Municipal Register: estimating the reference date of the migration movement when it cannot be associated to register variation; estimating variations that, despite not being recorded in the Municipal Register when the results were obtained, are foreseen to be recorded afterwards; automatic assignation of unknown variables (nationality and country of birth).
- Estimation of Spanish nationality acquisition based on the available information on granting of Spanish nationality due to residence approved by the Ministry of Justice.
Finally, the result of the accounting of the estimated demographic events was adjusted in order to guarantee the consistency of the population figures of that period with the census data.
The adjustment of the population figures resulting from adding the accounting of demographic events of the intercensus period previous to the last Census to the data of the penultimate Population Census available is made by an even distribution of the difference between them both during all the intercensus period for each disaggregation level.