The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.
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Population
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Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
In regional accounts population refers to mean population, which is the average of the population in two consecutive years.
Data on the permanent population living in a municipality at the end of the year (31.12.) is collected from the Population Information System of the Population Register Centre. Population refers to the permanent population of the municipality. The persons who had a permanent residence in Finland at the end of the year according to the Population Information System belong to the population regardless of nationality. The same applies to Finnish nationals, who are temporarily resident abroad.
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa