Methodological datasheet: Growth rate

Identification

Name.

Growth rate

Description and source 1 operation code.

Municipal Inhabitant Statistics

Responsible entity.

EUSTAT

Availability.

Last quarter of the year n

Indicator formula.

(Population year n — Population year n-1) / Population year n-1 * 100

Objective

The Growth Rate is a measurement of the relative evolution of the number of inhabitants of a geographical area between two time periods. The gap is almost always less than a year and you can read as the proportion of the difference of the number of inhabitants to 1 January of one year less than the previous year, with respect to the latter.

Sphere

Population:

Total population

Geographical Sphere:

Basque Country and provinces

Time period:

Annual

Concepts and Definitions

The indicator is obtained as quotient, as a percentage.
For the growth of the population for year n, used:

Numerator:
Population as of 1 january of year n minus population as of 1 january year n-1

Denominator:
Population as of 1 january of year n-1 multiplied by one hundred.

Codes and nomenclatures

Not applicable

Quality

Municipal Inhabitant Statistics (Methodology File)

Further Information

EUROSTAT Population by Countries