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ANNEX COMPOSITION OF ID NUMBERS IN EU COUNTRIES
 

 

ANNEX Composition of ID Numbers in EU countries

 

France: Numéro d’Inscription au Répertoire des Personnes physiques (NIR) 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 

 

2-3 

 

Gender (1 for men, 2 for women) 

Last two digits of year of birth                             

 

2                               

53 

 

2-3 

 

Gender (1 for men, 2 for women) 

Last two digits of year of birth                             

 

2                               

53 

4-5 

6-7 

9-10 

Month of birth (01 to 12) 

Region of birth 

Order of birth in the region  

07 

75 

073 

11-13 

14-15 

 

Number of birth certificate  

Error checking number 

 

004 

83 

 

Belgium: Rijksregisternummer (State registernumber) 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-6

7-9 

10-11 

 

Date of birth (without century) 

Birth number (even for women, uneven for men) 

Error checking number 


880515

275 

16 

 

 

 

 

Hungary: Tax number or Health care ID Number 

 

Digit 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-10


1234565432

11 

Error checking number 

 

 

Czech Republic / Slovakia: Rodné číslo (RČ)

 

Digit 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-2

3-4 

5-6 

 

Year of birth 

Month of birth (for females advanced by 50)

Day of birth 

 

84 

05 

01 

7-10 

 

Semi-unique identifier that fits the elevencheck.

 

1330 

 

Germany: Steueridentifikationsnummer  

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-10


Number with ten digits


1234565432

11 

Error checking number 

 

 

Austria (1): Zentrale Melderegister-Zahl 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-12

 


Number with twelve digits


123456765432

 

Austria (2): Social Insurance Number 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 

 

1-3 

 

Number with three digits 

 

123 

Error checking number 

5-6 

Birthday of the insured person 

03 

7-8 

Month of birth 

08 

9-10 

Year of birth 

 

69 

 

 

Switzerland: Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung (new) 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 

 

1-3 

 

Swiss country code  

 

756 

4-12 

Random number 

123456789 

13 

Error checking number 

 

 

The Netherlands: BurgerServicenummer (BSN) 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


9


The BSN is random number that fits the elevencheck


148527711

 

 

 

 

Sweden: Personnummer 

 

Digit 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-6


Year (without century), month and day of birth

 


640823

7-9 

10 

 

Serial (birth) number (even for men, uneven for women) 

Error checking number 

 

323 

 

Denmark: Personnummer / CPR-nummer 

 

Character 

 

    

Content 

 

Example 


1-2

3-4 

5-6 

7-10 


Day of birth

Month of birth 

 Year of birth, without century

4-digit number (algorithm) 


15

08 

53 

1234 

 

Last digit is a even number for women and a uneven number for men 

 

 

 

United Kingdom: National Insurance Number (NINO)

 

Digit 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 

 

1-2 

 

The first and second letter cannot be D, F, I, Q, U and V. The second letter also cannot be O.

 

AB 

3-8 

 

Six digit number 

Optional suffix letter, roughly (but not directly) linked to their date of birth

123456 

 

 

Slovenia: Enotna Maticna Stevilka Obcana 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-7


Day of birth (without millenium)


0101006

 

Last digit is a even number for women and a uneven number for men 

 

 

 

Spain: Número del Documento Nacional de Identidad del Ciudadano 

 

Digit 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 

 

1-8 


Random number

Error checking letter 


12345678

 

 

 

 

Italy: Codice Fiscale 

 

Character 

 

 

Content 

 

Example 


1-3


Three alphabetical characters for the first name


RSS

4-6  

7-8 

10-11 

12-15 

 

16 

 

Three alphabetical characters for the last name 

Two numerical characters for the year of birth 

An alphabetical character for the birth month 

Two numerical characters for the day of birth and the sex 

Four characters (one alphabetical, three numerical) for the region of birth 

Error checking character 

 

BBR 

69 

48 

F839 

 

 

 

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