Vital Statistics

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Overview

Survey Name

Vital Statistics

Survey Type

Survey statistics

Type of Statistics

Designated statistics

Purpose

To understand birth, death, marriage and divorce, which are the basic causes of change in the population size and population structure of Korea

Frequency

Monthly

Target Population

Nationwide

Survey Unit and Target Population Size

Korean nationals residing in or outside Korea who reported their birth, death, marriage and divorce status

Survey Reference Period and Date

Reference period: the first day to the last day of each month
Data collection period: the first day to the last day of the following month

History

A family registration system began in the Shilla Dynasty.
Systemization into the current type of family registration system by the establishment and announcement of Register Law in 1909 (3rd year of Yunghui, Joseon) and Joseon ordinance on civil affairs in 1912
Establishment of regulations for Joseon Vital Statistics by Joseon Governor General in 1937 (No. 161)
1948~55: Produced statistics with Vital Statistics questionnaires different from the form of register by the National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Public Information Agency
1962: Statistics Law and Vital Statistics regulation (ordinance by the Economic Planning Board) established and announced
1970: Integrated register report items and Vital Statistics items
1980: Began issuing annual report for Vital Statistics (containing data from 1970 to 1979)
1982: Began issuing annual report for the cause of death statistics
Aug. 1997: Used local input method with the development of Vital Statistics report system
1999: Annual report for Vital Statistics restructured to publish separate volumes of「overall, birth and death」and「marriage and divorce」
Jan. 2004: Converted the report system of Vital Statistics into the Web-based report system
Dec. 2007: Enacted the regulation of Vital Statistics (No. 591)
Jan. 2008: The family register system changed to the family relations registration system; converted to C/S-based vital events registration input system
Nov. 2011: Produced Vital Statistics of Immigrants based on data from Vital Statistics and family relations registration data
May 2014: Amended the regulation of Vital Statistics (No. 425)
Dec. 2016: Partially amended the Statistics Act (No. 14467)
July 2017: Partially amended the regulation of Vital Statistics (No. 629)
Jan. 2018: Revision of Registration Form of Vital Statistics

Data Provision

Method of Publication and URL

Press releases, reports, website (https://kosis.kr), online publications

Publication Frequency

Monthly and annual

Publication Title

Annual Report on the Vital Statistics [marriage and divorce statistics in March / birth and death statistics in Oct.]