Definition: Civil registration

Category: Demography

Civil registration is the system for registering all vital events such as births, deaths, marriages, divorces and other events that a person encounters during his/her life. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-CC-03-005-EN.pdf
Source:
Eurostat, "Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries (2003 Edition)", Luxembourg, 2003
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