Abstract

Statistics Lithuania (State Data Agency) has been producing statistical information using administrative data for more than two decades. 2021 Lithuanian Population and Housing Census was conducted based on administrative sources. Users nowadays require to provide more frequent, more timely and more detailed statistics about population. The need to harmonise and standardise demographic and social statistics, to satisfy user needs for having more data, achieved good quality of the administrative data had led to have an individualised statistical data system as repository of up-to-date information of characteristics of all residents of the country. The goal of creation of Statistical Population Register is very important for the future statistics and modernisation of registers of the country.
Statistical Population Register (hereinafter referred to SPR) was started to create in 2021. The establishment of SPR was influenced by number of different factors: starting from having register-based Census database, State Data Governance Information System and ending capability to involve of high-quality specialists in establishment process of SPR.
Theoretical and practical opportunities and challenges of creation of Statistical population register will be presented.