Statistics on population and housing
TA-9-2024-0361 · P9_TA(2024)0361 · PE746.665
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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishes a common legal framework for European statistics on population and housing, covering demography, housing, and families and households.¶¶ It sets rules on the population base, statistical units, data sources, quality requirements, and data sharing, and provides for delegated and implementing acts to specify details.¶¶¶ It repeals Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013 from 1 January 2026 and amends Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.¶¶
Key points
- The population base consists of all persons usually resident in a specified territorial unit, applying the definition of usual residence; persons without usual residence are attributed to their location at the reference date.¶¶
- Statistics shall cover domains of demography, housing, and families and households, with data sets organized by topics and detailed topics as set out in the Annex.¶¶
- Member States shall produce statistics quarterly, every six months, annually, multi-annually, and in a decennial census; reference years for the census are years ending with '1'.¶¶
- Member States shall transmit pre-checked data sets and metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) using specified technical formats and within deadlines; revisions must be transmitted within 14 calendar days.¶¶
- Data sources may include administrative data, statistical surveys, privately held data, and data sharing; Member States shall assess and monitor data source quality.¶¶
- National authorities shall allow timely and free reuse of administrative data; national statistical authorities shall have access to energy performance databases for housing statistics.¶¶
- Member States shall take measures to ensure quality, including capturing hard-to-reach groups and avoiding undercounting or double counting; quality reports are due by 31 March 2027 and every year ending with '0', '3', or '7'.¶¶¶
- Data sharing between national statistical authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) is allowed for statistical purposes, with safeguards for confidential and personal data.¶¶
- The Commission (Eurostat) shall launch pilot and feasibility studies to assess data availability, develop methods for disability statistics, and test privacy-enhancing technologies.¶¶¶
- Financial contributions from the Single Market Programme may cover up to 90% of eligible costs for adaptations, ad-hoc collections, and pilot studies.¶¶
- Derogations may be granted for major adaptations to national statistical systems, for a maximum of seven years or three years for delegated acts.¶¶
- Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 is amended to delete Article 3 and adjust definitions; Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013 are repealed from 1 January 2026.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- National statistical institutes and other national authorities in member states, which must produce and transmit statistics and ensure data quality.¶¶
- National authorities holding administrative data, which must allow reuse for statistical purposes.¶
- Union bodies and agencies maintaining databases, which must allow the Commission (Eurostat) to access and reuse data.¶
- Private data holders, whose data may be used as a source for statistics.¶
Figures and deadlines
- First reference date for annual population stocks: 31 December 2025.¶
- First reference time for other statistics: 2026.
- Deadline for first quality report: 31 March 2027.¶
- Maximum duration of derogations: seven years for the regulation, three years for delegated acts.¶¶
- Union financial contribution shall not exceed 90% of eligible costs.¶
- Repeal of Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013 effective from 1 January 2026.¶
Legal basis: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶