National identification number


A [Ministry of Interior (Israel)|]national identification number, national identity number, or national insurance number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and other governmentally-related functions. The number appears on identity documents issued by several countries.
The ways in which such a system is implemented vary among countries, but in most cases citizens are issued an identification number upon reaching legal age, or when they are born. Non-citizens may be issued such numbers when they enter the country, or when granted a temporary or permanent residence permit.
Many countries issued such numbers for a singular purpose, but over time, they become a de facto national identification number. For example, the United States developed its Social Security number system as a means of organizing disbursing of Social Security benefits. However, due to function creep, the number has become used for other purposes to the point where it is almost essential to have one to, among other things, open a bank account, obtain a credit card, or drive a car. Although some countries are required to collect Taxpayer Identification Number information for overseas payment procedures, some countries, like the US, are not required to collect other nations' TIN if other requirements are met, such as date of birth. Authorities use databases and they need a unique identifier so that data actually refer to the searched person. In countries where there is no established nationwide number, authorities need to create their own number for each person, though there is a risk of mismatching people.

Africa

Nigeria

The Nigerian National Identification Number is issued and managed by National Identity Management Commission, and it is a set of eleven digits, assigned to 16+ years old Nigerians and legal residents by the Government.

South Africa

In the Republic of South Africa every citizen must apply for an Identity Document from the age of 16 years. The ID number is already allocated at the time the birth certificate is generated and required for child passport applications. This passport-size document contains only 8 pages - the first page containing the national identification number, name of bearer, district or country of birth, as well as a photograph of the bearer. The other pages are used for recording of voting participation, a page for driver's license information, as well as pages for fire arms licenses. The document is required to apply for a passport, car learner's license, motorcycle learner's license, driving license, motorcycle license and to vote. The Identity Document is not used for international travel purposes but usually is acceptable photographic identification for internal flights, and mainly serves as proof of identification. Some authorities may accept the driver's license as proof of identity, but the Identity Document is the only universally accepted form of identification. The government has started issuing ID cards which contains a biometric chip which, in turn, holds biographical information which is unique to the holder of that specific card. The South African government wishes to phase out the old Green Barcoded ID book and replace it with the Identity Card. The Identity number is also used when the holder applies for a grant from the South African Social Security Agency.

Validation

A South African person identification number is a 13-digit number containing only numeric characters, and no whitespace, punctuation, or alpha characters. It is defined as YYMMDDSSSSCAZ:
Using ID Number 8001015009087 as an example, it would read as follows:
The ID indicates that a male citizen was born on 1 January 1980; he was the 10th male to be registered.
The checksum digit is calculated using the Luhn algorithm:
During the apartheid era the next to last digit, "A", denoted "race". Since these documents were not then issued to the majority population, the "race" code does not include those classified as Black. i.e. 7605300675088
"A" Classification:
After about 1987, the racial classification was eliminated, and all existing numbers were reissued with new digits in the last two fields.

HANIS

In contrast to other countries the South African ID number is not unique, at least because of the use of a two-digit year. Other issues with duplications exist: however the Department of Home Affairs HANIS Project has planned to rectify that with ID smart cards. The timeline for that is undetermined as the last budget request for 08/09 and 09/10 included requests for budget for it despite the project being active since 1997.

Zimbabwe

Upon reaching the age of 16 the applicant then has to go to the registrar generals offices in their district to obtain a national ID. Foreigners in Zimbabwe have their ID number with the district of origin as 00 meaning they are foreigners so their ID number would look like 12 345678 A00. Zimbabweans who are not of black race also get a district of origin shown as 00, even those who are of mixed race.

Americas

Argentina

In Argentina the only nationally issued identification is the DNI, Documento Nacional de Identidad. It is a number not related to anything in particular about the person. It is assigned at birth by the Registro Nacional de las Personas, but parents need to sign up their children, and because of this there are some people, especially the poor, who do not have a DNI.
The ID is required for applying for credit, opening a bank account, and for voting. Law requires a person to show his or her DNI when using a credit card. Prior to the DNI the LC, and LE were used. This was later unified in the DNI.
For taxpaying purposes, the CUIT and CUIL. An example of the ID is 20-10563145-8. It is based on the DNI and appends 2 numbers at the beginning and one at the end. For example, 20 and 23 for men, 27 for women, and one control digit at the end. Employees have a CUIL, and employers have a CUIT. The first two digits to identify the CUIT for companies are for instance: 30 or 33. If a person decides to open a company of its own, his CUIL usually becomes his CUIT. The CUIT was needed because a different identification is required for companies, who cannot be identified by a DNI number.

Brazil

In Brazil there are two systems. The first, the Registro Geral is a number associated to the official ID card. Although the ID cards are supposedly national, the RG numbers are assigned by the states and a few other organizations, such as the armed forces. So, not only is it possible for a person to have the same RG number as a person from other state, but it is also possible to have more than one RG, from different states.
The other system, the Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas is federal and supposedly unique, but it was created originally for purposes of taxation. One, the other or both numbers are required for many common tasks in Brazil, such as opening a bank account or getting a driver's license. The RG system is more widespread, but its shortcomings have led to debate about merging both systems into a new one, which would be based around the CPF.
Another type of registration is the Social Security Number, which is originated when a person creates one in the National Social Security Institute's site or starts to work for a company, when this one has to register the employee in the Social Integration Program.
There is another number for elections, which are mandatory participation for citizens from 18 to 70 years old.

Canada

The use of the Social Insurance Number as a de facto ID number ended in 2004 with passage of The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. There are only certain instances where an organization may ask for a SIN. The SIN must be guarded as confidential personal information, and therefore cannot be used as a general ID number. Nevertheless, the SIN is still used as a unique identifier for the Canada Revenue Agency to track individuals who are filing their income tax returns.

Chile

In Chile the National Identification Number is called RUN ' but is usually called RUT ' since the number is the same as the one used for tax purposes. The main difference between them is that a RUN is only assigned to natural persons, while juristic persons can only get a RUT number.
In the case of natural persons, the RUN/RUT number is used as a national identification number, as a taxpayer number, as a social insurance number, as a driver's license number, for employment, etc. It is also commonly used as a customer number in banks, retailers, insurance companies, airlines, etc. Until the end of August 2013, the RUN was also used as the passport number. After this date, Chilean passports have had unique numbers.
Since well before 1990, every baby born is given a RUN number; it was previously assigned when applying to get an ID card. Non-Chilean residents also get a RUN and an identification card. Every company or organization also must have a RUT for taxation purposes.
The RUN or RUT has 7 or 8 digits plus a check digit or letter.

Colombia

In Colombia, each person is issued a basic ID card during childhood. The ID number includes the date of birth and a short serial number. Upon reaching the age of 18, every citizen is reissued a citizenship card, and the ID number on it is used and required in all instances, public and private.
Every Colombian national traveling abroad is issued a passport document ; in this manner foreign governments can track Colombian nationals with their consulates.
There is as well a number assigned to companies: NIT. Tributary Identification Number. Among other things, it is used for tax reports.
RUT
As of 2003 created the NUIP, starting the numbering per billion.

Mexico

In Mexico, the ID number is called the CURP although the most important and accepted ID card would be the election card. There are, however, other important ID numbers in Mexico: for instance, the social security number, which is the number assigned by Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social to every citizen who starts working, or the RFC which is assigned by the Treasury and has the same format as the CURP but a shorter length.

United States of America

In the United States, a Selective Service Number must be applied for by all male citizens and immigrant non-citizens turning age 18. An optional national identity number is the Social Security number, a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents. Its purpose was to identify individuals for the purposes of Social Security, but it is now also used to track individuals for taxation purposes. There is no legal requirement to have a SSN if it is not required for Social Security or taxation purposes, but in practice one is required for many other purposes, for example to open a bank account or apply for a driving license, so that nearly all U.S. citizens and permanent residents have one. The SSN has therefore become a de facto national identification number, despite the fact that originally it was expressly not for this purpose. In fact, a valid SSN can be easily guessed, as they were issued serially prior to June 25, 2011.

Venezuela

In Venezuela, the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration, and Immigration issues an ID card for individuals in their teens. The ID card includes date of birth, a correlative number, a photo, marital status, expiration date, and a fingerprint. Newly issued ID cards are valid for 10 years.
Private companies and public entities are assigned a RIF number for taxable purposes. For natural persons, it is their ID number + checksum digit.

Asia

Bahrain

In Bahrain every citizen and resident must hold an Identification Card and thus has a Personal Number which consists of 8 digits followed by a check digit. In general, it has the following format: YYMMNNNNC, where YYMM is the year and month of birth, NNNN is a random number, C is the check digit. However, a minority of citizens and residents have Personal Numbers that do not follow that format.
It is possible to obtain a Distinctive Personal Number, only for newborn infants and it is optional and not compulsory, for a fee.
Another local name for the Personal number is Central Population Registration Number which was used before the inception of the Central Informatics Organization .

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh the National Identity card is issued by National Identity Registration Wing of the Election Commission. The National Identity card or NID card is a compulsory identity document issued to every Bangladeshi citizen upon turning 18 years of age. The NID is a government issued photo ID just like the Bangladeshi Driver's licence, which is also a biometric, microchip embedded, smart identity card. The NID is required by Bangladeshi citizens for multiple essential public services, such as obtaining utility connections, as well as private services, such as opening bank accounts, in Bangladesh. Initially paper based laminated NID cards were issued since 2006. Then the paper based laminated NID cards were replaced by biometric and microchip embedded Smart NID cards for all adult citizens in Bangladesh from 2016 onwards. The Smart NID card contains the card holder's ID number. The government provides the Smart NID card free of charge to all adult citizens of Bangladesh.

China

In China, an ID card is mandatory for all citizens who are over 16 years old. The ID number has 18 digits and is in the format RRRRRRYYYYMMDDSSSC, which is the sole and exclusive identification code for the holder. RRRRRR is a standard code for the administrative division where the holder is born, YYYYMMDD is the birth date of the holder, and SSS is a sequential code for distinguishing people with identical birthdates and birthplaces. The sequential code is odd for males and even for females. The final character, C, is a checksum value over the first 17 digits. To calculate the checksum, each digit in order is multiplied by a weight in the ordered set and summed together. The sum modulus 11 is used as an index into the ordered set , with the first index being zero. The indexed value is the checksum digit. In 15 digit IDs, III is an identification number created through certain mathematical methods. The ID card is used for residential registration, army enrollment registration, registration of marriage/divorce, going abroad, taking part in national exams, and other social or civil matters.

Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, a Hong Kong Identity Card is mandatory for all residents aged over 11, subject to limited exceptions. HKID cards contain the bearer's HKID number, of which the standard format is X123456. X represents one or two letters of the alphabet. The numerals may represent any Arabic number. A is the check digit, which has 11 possible values from 0 to 9 and A. The letters and numbers are not assigned arbitrarily. Additionally, one can view the international securities identification numbers organization that helps assign ISIN codes to securities.

India

On 28 January 2009, the Indian Government established an Authority called the Unique Identification Authority of India to issue a Unique Identification Number to all residents of India. It is the biggest biometric ID programme in the world due to the large population of India. UIDAI's Aadhaar card project gives each eligible Indian resident a unique 12 digit identification number, along with recording their biometrics such as iris scan and fingerprints on a UIDAI database and the card is being rolled out to all such residents. Though contrary to popular belief Aadhaar is not a proof for citizenship. The first Aadhaar number was launched in Maharashtra in the village of Tembhli, on 29 September 2010. So far up to August 2018, 1.19 billion Aadhaar Numbers have been issued. In October 2015, 93 percent of adult Indians have an Aadhaar card. There is no Aadhaar smart card but UID information of a card can be printed on a piece of paper or on a plastic card.
Before Aadhaar, the closest India has come to this is the Permanent account number, issued by the Income Tax Office, for purposes of tracking income and income taxes. It has gained use as a means of identification for activities like getting a phone connection. A total of 24.37 crore PANs have been allotted as of 24 February 2016.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, 16 digit number is used as a unique number for each citizens. It is known as Nomor Induk Kependudukan. The number is given to all Indonesian citizen. The format is PPRRSSDDMMYYXXXX where PP is two digits province code, RR is two digits regency or city code, SS is two digits sub-district code, DDMMYY is date of birth, and XXXX is a four digits computerized number. The number is stated in Indonesian identity card. Add with individual state code as per issue state a unique no of district. and its no to be reflected from which is an RFID card containing encrypted information of the electronic signature, iris scan, ten-finger fingerprint scan and a high-resolution passport photo.

Iran, Islamic Republic of

All Iranian citizens aged 15 or older are required to apply for an Iranian national identity card. The card includes the holder’s 10-digit National Identification Number, formatted as follows: XXX-XXXXXX-X.

Iraq, Republic of

Every Iraqi citizen must have a Nationality Certificate and a civil Identification Document. In 2016, both documents were replaced with National Card, a biometric ID card.

Israel

An Identity Number is issued to all Israeli citizens at birth by the
Ministry of the Interior. It is composed of nine digits: a one-digit prefix, seven digits, and a final check digit. Blocks of numbers are distributed to hospitals, and individual numbers are issued to babies upon discharge from hospital. Temporary residents are assigned a number when they receive temporary resident status.
An Identity Card,, bearing an Identity Number, is issued to all residents over 16 years old who have legal temporary or permanent residence status, including non-citizens.

Japan

, known within the country as "My Number", went into effect from 2016. The number consists of 12 digits, and one is assigned to each resident of Japan, including non-Japanese long-term residents with valid residency permits.

Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan there is a 12-digit Individual Identification Number for natural persons and a 12-digit Business Identification Number for legal entities.
Until its abolishment on 1 January 2013, the 12-digit Taxpayer's Registration Number was more popular in dealings with authorities as well as with businesses.

Kuwait

In Kuwait, the 12-digit national identification number is the Civil Number. It follows the format NYYMMDDNNNNN and is issued and put on the Civil ID and managed by the Public Agency for Civil Information الهيئة العامة للمعلومات المدنية.
The Civil ID contains the holder's name in Arabic and English, a photo, gender, date of birth, current address, and a digital memory.
The Civil Number is issued for citizens and residents, and it is used for tasks such as opening a bank account, getting free medical care, or even taking some tests like the IELTS exam. Passports can be used instead for those who don't have Civil IDs, such as tourists.

Macau

In Macau, there are two types of ID cards: Permanent Resident Identity Card and Non-Permanent Resident Identity Card. The identification number has 8-digit standard format: NNNNNNN, where N is a numeric digit 0-9. The first numeric digit N has special meaning, and it can be one of the following digits: '1', '5' or '7'.
During Portuguese rule, Macau had no unified identification system, and several departments had the authority to issue identity cards to Macau citizens and residents. Since 1992, the Identification Department has become the unitary authority to issue identity cards. It has adopted the above-mentioned numbering policy.
Macau's Finance Department has also adopted identification number as a tax reporting number, for tax filing purposes.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, a 12-digit number known as the National Registration Identification Card Number is issued to citizens and permanent residents on a MyKad. Prior to January 1, 2004, a separate social security number was used for social security-related affairs.
The first group of numbers are the date of birth. The second group of numbers represents the place of birth of the holder - the states, the federal territories or the country of origin. The last group of numbers is a serial number in an unidentified pattern which is randomly generated. The last digit is an odd number for a male, while an even number is given for a female.

Nepal

Nepal is soon introducing National Identification Card. It is a Bio-metric smart card which will hold all the important details of an individual. A department level central body under the Ministry of Home Affairs named National ID Management Center has been established on 2011-07-17 AD, pursuant to the decision of 2010-06-30 AD of Nepal Government.

Pakistan

After the independence of Pakistan, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan launched the Personal Identity System program to issue national identification cards to the citizens of Pakistan and Muslim refugees settling in Pakistan. Since the 1960s, Pakistan has been issuing National Identity Card numbers to its citizens. These numbers are assigned at birth when the parents complete the child's birth registration form, and then a National Identity Card with the same number is issued at the age of 18. Until, 2001 NIC numbers were 11 digits long. In 2001–2002, the National Database and Registration Authority, started issuing 13-digit NIC numbers along with their new biometric ID cards. The first 5 digits are based on the applicant's locality, the next 7 are serial numbers, and the last digit is a check digit. The last digit also indicates the gender of the applicant; an even number indicates a female and an odd number indicates a male. The old numbers are invalid as of 2004.
As of 2012, NADRA has started to issue SMART ID cards which include an encrypted chip. The SMART card plan is to be extended to disburse social benefits as well as to allow the heirs of the card to get life insurance at the death of the card holder.
Every citizen has an NIC number for activities such as registering as a voter, voting in the general elections, paying taxes, opening a bank account, getting a utility connection purchasing or renting property, completing secondary education, acquiring higher education or applying for a job in most cases. However, since a majority of births in the country are not registered, and a large number of Pakistanis do not conduct any of the activities described above, most do not have ID cards. Obtaining an NIC card costs 100 rupees, and this reduces the number of people who can afford it. In 2006, NADRA announced that it had issued 50 million CNIC numbers, which is approximately one-third of the population. In June 2008, the federal government announced it would start issuing CNIC cards for free.
In addition to NIC/CNIC companies and individuals in business and employment with taxable income are required to register with Federal Board of Revenue and have their National Tax Number. The tax number is mainly used only for taxation purposes and is rarely used otherwise as compared to other countries. New NTN certificates are being issued with computerized NIC numbers and old NTN certificates bearing old NIC numbers will become invalid.

Philippines

as well as resident aliens will be eligible to obtain a PhilSys ID. PhilSys ID card will be issued to all Filipino citizens and foreign residents aged 18 and above.
The PhilSys ID will store 13 sets of information. The identification document shall display the assigned PhilSys number, full name, sex, blood type, birth date, birthplace, marital status, and photograph of the bearer. It will also store the bearer's mobile number, email address, and biometrics data in the PhilSys Registry.

Singapore

In Singapore the National Registration Identity Card is issued to Singapore citizens and permanent residents. Permanent residents are issued with NRIC number similar to citizens.
The NRIC contains a unique number that identifies the person holding it, and is used for almost all identification purposes in Singapore, including authentication when accessing the Singapore government's web portal. Citizens and permanent residents are issued with identity number starts with prefix S and T, followed with a 7-digit number and a checksum alphabet. For citizens and permanent residents born after 1968, the first two digits of the 7-digit number indicate their birth year.
Long-term pass holders are issued a similarly formatted Foreign Identification Number on their long-term passes, with prefix F and G.

South Korea

In South Korea, every Korean resident is assigned a Resident's Registration Number, which has the form 000000-0000000. The first six digits is his/her birthday in the format YYMMDD. The first digit of the last seven digits is determined by the century of birth and the gender as follows:
The next four digits mean the region of his/her birth registration, and the next 1 digit is a serial number of registration within the date and the region. The last digit is a check digit.

[Sri Lanka]

In Sri Lanka, all citizens over the age of 16 need to apply for a National Identity Card. Each NIC has a unique 10 digit number, in the format 000000000A. The first two digits of the number are your year of birth. Add 500 to middle 3 numbers after first two numbers for females. The final letter is generally a 'V' or 'X'. An NIC number is required to apply for a passport, driving license and to vote. In addition, all citizens are required to carry their NIC on them as proof of identity. NICs are not issued to non-citizens, but they too are required to carry some form of photo identification.

Taiwan

In Taiwan, an ID card is mandatory for all citizens who are over 14 years old. Every citizen has a unique ID number. The ID card has been uniformly numbered since 1965. A valid National Identification number consists of one letter and nine-digits, in the format A########C. The letter records the card holder's first location of household registration, which is usually where they were born. The first digit depends on gender; 1 for male, 2 for female. The last digit is a checksum. Thus the total number of IDs is 208,000,000.
The letter usage is as follows:

Thailand

In Thailand, the Population Identification Code has been issued by the Department of Provincial Administration of the Ministry of Interior since 1976. It consists of a 13-digit string in the format N-NNNN-NNNNN-NN-N, which is assigned at birth or upon receiving citizenship. The first digit signifies type of citizenship, the second to fifth the office where the number was issued, the sixth to twelfth are group and sequence numbers, and the last digit acts as a check digit.

United Arab Emirates

The Emirates Identity Authority issues an Identity Card to each citizen and resident. The cardholder's name, nationality, gender and date of birth are printed on the card. The card also bears a unique 15-digit Identification Number, which is used for identity verification by the government and some private entities. Inside the card is an electronic chip which contains personal and biometric data about the cardholder.
The Identification Number has the following format: 784-YYYY-NNNNNNN-C, where 784 is the ISO 3166-1 numeric code for the UAE, YYYY is the year of birth, NNNNNNN is a random 7-digit number, and C is a check digit.

Vietnam

In Vietnam, a Vietnam ID card, is issued for Vietnamese citizens by the Provincial Police Department. The ID card number is a combination of 12 digits.
The expiration date of the ID card is 15 years.

Europe

Albania

In Albania, the Identity Number is issued by the Central Civic Registry Service. The coding structure and algorithm is regulated by a decision of the Council of Ministers of Albania. From 2004 to 2007, the Identity Number was referred to as the Citizen Identity Number. As of 2007, with the introduction the new legislation regarding the new biometric ID cards and biometric passports, it is referred to as the Identity Number. The Albanian national identification number appears in the Albanian national ID cards and biometric passports under the 'personal no.' section.
The Albanian Identity Number is a unique personal identification number of 10 characters in the format YYMMDDSSSC, where YYMMDD indicates the date of birth and sex, SSS is a sequence number of persons born on the same date, and C is a checksum letter. The YY part of the date of birth is calculated from the following table:
00–09: 1800–1809A0–A9: 1900–1909K0–K9: 2000–2009
10–19: 1810–1819B0–B9: 1910–1919L0–L9: 2010–2019
20–29: 1820–1829C0–C9: 1920–1929M0–M9: 2020–2029
30–39: 1830–1839D0–D9: 1930–1939N0–N9: 2030–2039
40–49: 1840–1849E0–E9: 1940–1949O0–O9: 2040–2049
50–59: 1850–1859F0–F9: 1950–1959P0–P9: 2050–2059
60–69: 1860–1869G0–G9: 1960–1969Q0–Q9: 2060–2069
70–79: 1870–1879H0–H9: 1970–1979R0–R9: 2070–2079
80–89: 1880–1889I0–I9: 1980–1989S0–S9: 2080–2089
90–99: 1890–1899J0–J9: 1990–1999T0–T9: 2090–2099

e.g. For people born in the year 2003, YY would be K3.

Austria

In Austria there are two schemes to identify individuals:
;Sector-Specific Personal Identifier:
The Sector-Specific Personal Identifier tries to do away with the problems of the SSN. Its legal foundation is the Austrian E-Government Act, and it is derived from the Central Register of Residents. Its specification is related with the Austrian Citizen Card.
Its computation is a two-stage process: The CCR ID is encoded into the Source Identification Number with a symmetrical crypto-function. This is again one-way encoded into the ssPIN per sector of governmental activity. For the storage of SourcePINs is not limited to citizen cards, and an application cannot convert a ssPIN from one sector to the ssPIN from applications of other sectors, the link-up of data of sectors by PINs is constricted. However, there is a legal exception to this rule: applications may query for and store ssPINs from other sectors if they are encrypted in a way that makes them only usable in the target application. This enables the application to communicate across sectors.
;Sample values:
In Belgium every citizen has a National Register Number, which is created by using the citizen's date of birth, followed by a serial number and a checksum. The serial number is used so that men get the odd numbers, while women get the even numbers; thus, there can be only 500 men or women on each day.
The national number is unique to each person and in that capacity used by most government institutions; however, because one can immediately read the date of birth and the sex of the numbers' holder and because it is the key in most government databases, it is considered a privacy-sensitive number. For that reason, although it is put on the identity card by default, with the old ID cards a citizen could request that this would not be done. With the newer Digital ID cards that Belgium is rolling out, this is no longer possible, since the National Number is used as the serial number for the private cryptography keys on the card.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Each citizen receives 13 number Unique Master Citizen Number upon birth. Unique Master Citizen Number comprises 13 digits in DDMMYYY RR XXX C format. DD/MM/YYY represents citizens birth date. RR indicates one of 10 Bosnian regions where the citizen was born. XXX is a unique sequential number where 000 - 499 is used for males and 500 - 999 for females. The final number is a check-sum.
Foreign citizens born or residing in Bosnia & Herzegovina can also receive a Unique Master Citizen Number. The RR sequence foreign nationals is 01. Upon gaining Bosnian citizenship, a former foreign national can request new UMCN where the RR part is represented by the region where they were first registered.

Bulgaria

Every citizen or permanent resident of Bulgaria has a unique 10-digit Uniform Civil Number, generated from the person's date of birth, followed by a three-digit serial number and a single-digit checksum. The last digit of serial number indicates gender: odd numbers are used for females and even numbers for males.
For persons born prior to 1900, the month identifier is increased by 20. Similarly, 40 is added to denote that a person was born after 1999.
EGNs were introduced in 1977 and are used in virtually all dealings with public service agencies, and often with private businesses. EGNs are also printed on Bulgarian identity cards and passports, under the heading "ЕГН/Personal number".

Croatia

In Croatia, the Personal Identification Number, is used for identifying the citizens and legal persons in many government and civilian systems. The OIB-system was introduced on January 1, 2009 and replaced the old JMBG system, renamed to Master Citizen Number in 2002, that was used in former Yugoslavia. The OIB consists of eleven random digits and the last number is a control number. Although the OIB is in use, the MBG is still issued and used for data coordination among government registries.

Czech Republic and Slovakia

and Slovakia uses a system called Birth Number. The system was introduced in the former Czechoslovakia.
The form is YYXXDD/SSSC, where XX=MM for male and XX=MM+50 for female, SSS is a serial number separating persons born on the same date and C is a check digit, but for people born before 1 January 1954 the form is without the check digit - YYXXDD/SSS. This enables the system to work until the year 2054. The whole number must be divisible by 11.
The system is raising privacy concerns, since the age and the sex of the bearer can be decoded from the number. Therefore, the birth number is considered a sensitive piece of personal information.

Denmark

A Personal Identification Number in Denmark is used in dealings with public agencies, from health care to the tax authorities. It is also used as a customer number in banks and insurance companies. People must be registered with a CPR number if they reside in Denmark, if they own property or if they pay tax.
In Denmark, there has been a systematic registration since 1924, however it was in 1968 that the electronic CPR register was established.
In the 1980s, the electronic system was exported to Kuwait, Jamaica, Malaysia, Thailand, Romania, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, and Saint Petersburg.
The CPR number is a ten-digit number with the format DDMMYY-SSSS, where DDMMYY is the date of birth and SSSS is a sequence number. The first digit of the sequence number encodes the century of birth, and the last digit of the sequence number is odd for males and even for females.
Prior to 2007, the last digit was also a check digit such that less than 240 SSSS values were available for any given combination of gender and date of birth, but due to an administrative practice of assigning Jan 1 and similar dates for immigrants with unknown date of birth, any SSSS value consistent with gender and century of birth may now be issued, even for birth dates prior to 2007.
Companies and other taxable non-humans are issued an eight-digit "CVR" number which is a mostly sequential number, there is no defined rule preventing the issuance of a CVR number with the same digits as a CPR number of an unrelated person, so the type of number must always be indicated, but CPR are always 10-digit and CVR 8-digit. VAT registration numbers for Danish companies are simply "DK" followed by the CVR number, but far from all CVR numbered entities are VAT registered.
Government entities are numbered in a variety of ways, but since 2003 all government entities now have EAN numbers for billing purposes. Some Government entities also have CVR numbers. Only one Government Entity has a CPR number.
The CPR number gives government agencies access to state-controlled databases with information about the person. The information includes: The person's marital status and spouse, parents, children, current and former addresses, the cars the person has owned, the criminal record and other information about the person.
Foreigners who are not eligible to get a CPR-number, but who need one, includes persons who have witnessed a crime, persons who have been charged with a crime, or are victims of a crime. These persons are registered with a CPR-number with the format: DDMMYY-XXXX where XXXX are four letters instead of four numbers.

Estonia

In Estonia, a Personal Identification Code is defined as a number formed on the basis of the sex and date of birth of a person which allows the identification of the person and used by government and other systems where identification is required, as well as by digital signatures using the nation ID-card and its associated certificates. An Estonian Personal identification code consists of 11 digits, generally given without any whitespace or other delimiters. The form is GYYMMDDSSSC, where G shows sex and century of birth, SSS is a serial number separating persons born on the same date and C a checksum.

European Economic Area/Switzerland

Within the European Economic Area and Switzerland, a card known as the European Health Insurance Card is issued to any resident who so wishes, proving the right of health care anywhere in the area. This card lists a code called "Identification Number", which in some cases may be the national identification number of the residence country, for Germany the health insurance number.

Finland

In Finland, the Personal Identity Code, also known as Personal Identification Number, was introduced in 1964 and it is used for identifying the citizens in government and many corporate and other transactions. It consists of eleven characters of the form DDMMYYCZZZQ, where DDMMYY is the day, month and year of birth, C the century sign, ZZZ the individual number and Q the control character. The sign for the century is either + , - , or A . The individual number ZZZ distinguishes persons with the same date of birth from each other and it is odd for males and even for females and for people born in Finland its range is 002–899. Numbers 900–999 are used for temporary personal identification, for example in hospitals, when an official ID is not known or has not yet been given to a child born. Temporary IDs are not logged in the Finnish Population Information System.
An example of a valid code for a fictional female born on 13 October 1952 is 131052-308T. The control character, either a number or a letter, is calculated as the remainder of DDMMYYZZZ divided by 31, i.e. by dropping the century sign and dividing the resulting nine-digit number by 31. Taking the number series, in this case.806451613 appearing after the decimal point and multiplying it by 31 and rounding the resulting number to the nearest whole number gives the remainder. The corresponding character is then picked from the string "0123456789ABCDEFHJKLMNPRSTUVWXY". For remainders below ten, the remainder itself is the control character whereas 10 corresponds to A, 11=B, 12=C, ending up with 30=Y. In this example, 131052308 / 31 =.806451613 x 31 = 25.000000003 rounded to 25=T.
A Personal Identity Code is given to every Finnish citizen born in Finland. Foreign citizens whose residence in Finland is permanent or exceeds one year are also issued a personal identity code by law. The Personal Identity Code is a means to distinguish between individuals having the same name. It can be found in some public documents. Therefore, knowing the code should not be used as a proof of identity, although this sometimes happens in the commercial sector. Employers need the personal identity code to report payment of wages to Finnish Tax Administration, the pension funds, etc.
The code is shown in all forms of valid identification:
During 1964–1970 the personal identity code was known as sosiaaliturvatunnus. The term is still widely in use unofficially.

France

In France, the INSEE code is used as a social insurance number, a national identification number, for taxation purposes, for employment, etc. It was invented under the Vichy regime.

Germany

In Germany, there is no national identification number in the full meaning of the term. Until 2007 only decentralized databases were kept by social insurance companies, who allocate a social insurance number to almost every person.
Since 2008 new Taxpayer Identification Numbers replace the former Tax File Number. Persons who are both employees and self-employed at the same time may receive two taxpayer identification numbers. The corresponding number for organizations, also issued by the tax administration, is named economy identification number. These numbering concepts are national systems, organized by the Federal Central Tax Office. For special purpose further value-added tax identification numbers are issued for persons and organizations that are subject to paying VAT as a deduct from their revenues. This is a Europe-wide unified concept. Additionally for all persons joining the military service, a Service Number is issued.
None of these numbers are commonly used for other than their specific purpose, nor is such use legal. German identity documents do not contain any of the mentioned numbers, only a document number. People are not expected to know their number when dealing with an authority, so there are some troubles about people being mismatched.
For some time, the West German government intended to create a 12-digit personal identification number for all citizens, registered alien residents on its territory, as well as for all non-resident Nazi victims entitled to compensation payments. The system, which was to be implemented by the 1973 federal law on civil registry, was rejected in 1976, when the Bundestag found the concept of an identification system for the entire population to be incompatible with the existing legal framework.
In East Germany, a similar system named Personenkennzahl was set up in 1970 and remained in use until the state ceased to exist in 1990.
;When applying for the Visa Waiver Program:
As Germany is part of the Visa Waiver Program German citizens can enter the US for up to 90 days without the need of a visa. In order to participate in this program it is required to fill out an online form called ESTA. This formular specifically asks German citizens about a national identification number. US authorities expect to provide the document number of the German identity card.

Greece

In Greece, there are a number of national identification numbers.
The ID card number is not unique and changes if the person gets a new identity card. The tax identity number is unique for every citizen and company. Social security number is also unique.

Hungary

In Hungary, there is no national identification number. The Constitutional Court decided in 1991: "A general, uniform personal identification code which may be used without restriction distributed to every citizen and to every resident of the country based on an identical principle is unconstitutional."
Although the universal use of national identification number is considered to be unconstitutional, it is still used in many places. The structure of such number is GYYMMDDXXXC, whereas G is the gender, YYMMDD is the birth date year, month, day, XXX is the serial number, and C is a checksum digit.
The meanings of the first number:
Until 1997 also were used the following first numbers:
As the "Personal Identification Number" is considered to be unconstitutional, another identification form, the ID-card number is in use.
So an average Hungarian has these identifiers: personal identification number,
ID card identification number, social security number, tax identification number. They may also have passport identification number, driving license number.

Iceland

All Icelanders, as well as foreign citizens residing in Iceland and corporations and institutions, have an Icelandic identification number identifying them in the national register. The number is composed of 10 digits, of which the first six are the individual's birth date or corporation's founding date in the format DDMMYY. The next two digits are chosen at random when the identification number is allocated, the ninth digit is a check digit, and the last digit indicates the century in which the individual was born. An example would be 120174-3399, the person being born on the twelfth day of January 1974. The Icelandic system is similar to that in other Scandinavian and European countries, but the use of the identification number is unusually open and extensive in Iceland. Businesses and universities use the identification number as a customer or student identifier, and all banking transactions include it. Registers Iceland is the government agency that oversees the system. A database matching names to numbers is freely accessible on all Icelandic online banking sites. Given this openness, the identification number is never used as an authenticator. It is worth noting that the completeness of the national register eliminates any need for Iceland to take censuses.

Ireland

In Ireland the Personal Public Service Number is gaining the characteristics of a national identification number as it is used for a variety of public services - although it is stated that it is not a national identifier and its use is defined by law. The PPS No. is in the basic form of 1234567T and is unique to each person.
For certain public services the collection or retention of numbers of the general public is not allowed, thus Garda Síochána is only given an exemption for its own employees or other people defined under the Immigration Act, 2003 - the latter who are people who are not European Union nationals. Similarly the Irish Defence Forces may only collect and retain the number for their own employees.
The PPS Number cannot be used for private or commercial transactions. The number is used in the private sector, but is limited to a few procedures that lawfully required the production of a number, for transactions with public services and in this regard the private sector will be acting as the agent of a public body entitled to collect and retain the number. Thus, for instance, students who attend college or university will have their number collected at registration - this will then be sent to Department of Social Protection to ensure that a student is not simultaneously claiming social welfare. Banks may collect the number for the administration of accounts that give interest or tax reliefs which the state funds, through the Revenue Commissioners. A bank may not use the number as a customer identification number.

Italy

In Italy, the fiscal code is issued to Every Legal Person in Italy. It is in the format "SSSNNNYYMDDZZZZX", where: SSS are the first three consonants in the family name ; NNN is the first name, of which the first, third and fourth consonants are used—exceptions are handled as in family names; YY are the last digits of the birth year; M is the letter for the month of birth—letters are used in alphabetical order, but only the letters A to E, H, L, M, P, R to T are used ; DD is the day of the month of birth—in order to differentiate between genders, 40 is added to the day of birth for women ; ZZZZ is an area code specific to the municipality where the person was born—country-wide codes are used for foreign countries; X is a parity character as calculated by adding together characters in the even and odd positions, and dividing them by 26. Numerical values are used for letters in even positions according to their alphabetical order. Characters in odd positions have different values.
A letter is then used which corresponds to the value of the remainder of the division in the alphabet. An exception algorithm exists in case of perfectly matching codes for two persons. Issuance of the code is centralized to the Ministry of Treasure. The fiscal code uniquely identifies an Italian citizen or permanently resident alien, and is thus used. However, since it can be calculated from personal information, it is not generally regarded as an extremely reserved piece of information, nor as official proof of identity/existence of an individual.

Latvia

In Latvia the Personal Code consists of 11 digits in form DDMMYY-XNNNZ where the first six digits are person's date of birth, the next one stands for a century person was born in, 1 for 20. and 2 for 21. ), NNN is birth serial number in that day, and Z is checksum digit calculated in a way that modulo validation formula is equals to Z.
Given the input in the following format ABCDEF-XGHIZ, Validation formula is Z must equal to | Mod 11 | Mod 10.
From July 1, 2017 Personal Codes are issued without indication to date of birth. Personal code starts with digits "32" to distinguish new and old format.

Lithuania

In Lithuania the Personal Code consists of 11 digits, and currently is in the form G YYMMDD NNN C, where G is gender & birth century, YYMMDD is the birthday, NNN is a serial number, C is a checksum digit. In this scheme, the first number shows both the person's gender and birth century. For example, 4 would mean female, born between 1900–1999. This number can be calculated as:
gender =
G = floor * 2 - 34 - gender
The checksum is calculated using this formula :
function lt_nin_checksum
C = lt_nin_checksum;

Recently there are plans to start issuing opaque codes instead, keeping the same overall format and checksum, but containing no personal information.

Luxembourg

uses a 13-digit identification code, existing of the birth date formatted as YYYYMMDD followed by a number XXX ensuring persons born on the same date have a unique national ID, and then a first check on YYYYMMDDXXX using the LUHN10 algorithm, and finally a check using the VERHOEFF algorithm.

Moldova

In the Republic of Moldova, all citizens receive at birth a Personal Code, which is composed of 13 digits. This code is shown on all identity documents:
uses a 13-number identification code Jedinstveni matični broj građana/Јединствени матични број грађана - Unique Master Citizen Number.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, all people receive a Burgerservicenummer when they are born or when first taking up residence. It is printed on driving licenses, passports and international ID cards, under the header Personal Number. Before 2007, the BSN was known as sofinummer fi-scaal. The number is unique. However, initially it was issued by regionally operating branches of the tax department which were all assigned ranges; in densely populated areas the assigned ranges would overflow thus causing duplicate numbers. This mistake was corrected during the transition from SOFI to BSN by issuing a new number to people having a duplicate one. The number does not contain any information about the person to whom it is assigned.

North Macedonia

uses a 13-number identification code Unique Master Citizen Number.
The Unique Master Citizen Number is composed of 13 digits arranged in six groups: two digits for the citizen's day of birth, two digits for the month of birth, last three digits of the year of birth, two digits as a registry number, three digits as a combination of the citizen's sex and ordinal number of birth, and one digit as a control number.
The two digit registry number depends on the citizens place of birth. There are nine registry codes that define the place of birth: 41 for the municipalities of Bitola, Demir Hisar and Resen; 42 for the municipalities of Kumanovo, Kratovo and Kriva Palanka; 43 for the municipalities of Ohrid, Struga, Debar and Kičevo; 44 for the municipalities of Prilep, Kruševo and Makedonski Brod; 45 for the City of Skopje; 46 for the municipalities of Strumica, Valandovo and Radoviš; 47 for the municipalities of Tetovo and Gostivar; 48 for the municipalities of Veles, Gevegelija, Kavadarci and Negotino; and 49 for the municipalities of Štip, Berovo, Vinica, Delčevo, Kočani, Probištip and Sveti Nikole.
The combination of the citizen's sex and ordinal number of birth is presented as a 3 digit number - from 000 to 499 for the male, and from 500 to 999 for the female citizens.
The last digit is a computer generated control digit.

Norway

eleven-digit birth number is assigned at birth, or on migration into the country. The register is maintained by the Norwegian Tax Office. The number has been in use since the 1960s and was first introduced to the public in 1968. The number is not as widely and openly used as in some other Scandinavian countries, and a 2007 report criticized the common misperception by the Norwegian public that the number is suitable for use as a PIN code.
Historically, the number has been composed of the date of birth, a three digit individual number, and two check digits. The individual number and the check digits are collectively known as the Personal Number.
In 2017, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance approved changes to the numbering system. After the changes, the number will no longer indicate gender, and the first check digit will be 'released' to become part of the individual number.

Poland

In Poland, a Public Electronic Census System number is mandatory for all permanent residents of Poland and for temporary residents living in Poland for over 2 months. It has the form YYMMDDZZZXQ, where YYMMDD is the date of birth, ZZZ is the personal identification number, X denotes sex and Q is a parity number.

Portugal

The Constitution of Portugal - in its 35th Article - expressly prohibits the assignment of a national single number to the citizens. This prohibition is related with the protection of the personal rights, liberties and guaranties. As such, a national identification number does not exist, but instead each citizen has several different identification numbers for use in the different single purposes.
The existing main identification numbers are:
  1. Civil identification number - also referred informally as the Citizen Card's number or the BI's number ;
  2. Tax identification Number - also referred informally as the taxpayer's number ;
  3. Social Security number ;
  4. Healthcare user number ;
  5. Voter's number ;
  6. Driver's license number.
The NIC and the NIF are the mostly commonly used identification numbers in Portugal. These two numbers are used for a broad number of purposes - both in the public and the private sectors - and not only for the specific purposes for which they were originally conceived.
In the past, to each of the above identification numbers corresponded a separate identification document. However, in 2006, the single Citizen Card was implemented. This card includes the civil identification, the tax identification, the Social Security and the Healthcare user numbers, replacing the old corresponding identification cards. Besides this, the Citizen Card also replaced the previous Voter's Card, although not including the voter's number. The replacing of the previous separate identification documents by the single Citizen Card is a gradual process, only being mandatory for a citizen, when one of his/her old documents expires. The driver's license continues to be an entirely separate document.

Romania

In Romania each citizen has a Personal Numerical Code, which is created by using the citizen's gender and century of birth, date of birth, the country zone, followed by a serial number, and finally a checksum digit.
The first digit encodes the gender of person as follows:
1Male born between 1900 and 1999
2Female born between 1900 and 1999
3Male born between 1800 and 1899
4Female born between 1800 and 1899
5Male born after 2000
6Female born after 2000
7Male resident
8Female resident
9Foreign citizen

The country zone is a code of Romanian county in alphabetical order. For Bucharest the code is 4 followed by the sector number.
To calculate the checksum digit, every digit from CNP is multiplied with the corresponding digit in number 279146358279; the sum of all these multiplications is then divided by 11. If the remainder is 10 then the checksum digit is 1, otherwise it is the remainder itself.

Example
=
Control = 279146358279
 CNP = 1800101221144
 ^ checksum digit = 4
Checksum value =
1 * 2 +
8 * 7 +
0 * 9 +
0 * 1 +
1 * 4 +
0 * 6 +
1 * 3 +
2 * 5 +
2 * 8 +
1 * 2 +
1 * 7 +
4 * 9
 = 136
Checksum digit = 136 mod 11 = 4. Valid CNP.

San Marino

In San Marino there exists the Codice ISS, which is composed of 5 digits. It is given to all San Marino citizens and permanent residents.

Serbia

uses a 13-number identification code Unique Master Citizen Number. Same as Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina and North Macedonia.

Slovakia

In Slovakia there are two kinds of National identification numbers. The first one is the Birth Number, issued at birth by the civic records authority and recorded on the birth certificate. Its format is YYMMDD/XXXX with YYMMDD being the date of birth and XXXX being a semi-unique identifier. For females, the month of the date of birth is advanced by 50. Full identification number in the form YYMMDDXXXX must be divisible by 11. Since this system does not provide a truly unique identifier and contains what might be considered private information, it may be updated in the future.
The second system is the Citizen's Identification Card Number which is in the form AA XXXXXX and is used on Slovak identity cards. Identification Cards are issued by the state authority for every citizen who reaches 15 years of age. In contrast to the Birth Number, this identifier can change over the citizen's lifetime if a new ID card is issued, for reasons such as expiration, loss or change of residence. The ID number is used, among other things, for voter registration. A similar system, with both types of identification numbers, is used in the Czech Republic.

Slovenia

uses a 13-number identification code Enotna matična številka občana - Unique Master Citizen Number.
It is composed of 13 digits as follows DDMMYYYRRSSSX.

DD - day of birth>
MM - month of birth
YYY - year of birth, last three digits
RR - a constant value 50
This is a remnant of Yugoslavia, a registry number that marked the birth zone:
- 00-09 – foreigners
- 10-19 – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 20-29 – Montenegro
- 30-39 – Croatia
- 40-49 – Macedonia
- 50-59 – Slovenia
- 60-69 –
- 70-79 – Central Serbia
- 80-89 – Province of Vojvodina
- 90-99 – Province of Kosovo
SSS - serial number or combination of sex and serial numbers for persons born on the same day
X - checksum of first 12

Spain

In Spain, all resident Spanish citizens can obtain a National Identity Document, with a unique number, in the format 00000000-A, where 0 is a digit and A is a checksum letter. Since 2010, foreign residents are no longer issued with identity cards, although they are assigned a number in the format X-0000000-A, called an NIE Number. The DNI is required for all transactions related with tax authority, as well as to access the ubiquitous Spanish National Health System, apply for marriage licences, receive unemployment compensation, and in general all interactions with law enforcement and any government or government-supervised institution.
Foreign residents are required to use their passports together with the document containing their NIE number

Sweden

In Sweden a Personal Identity Number is used in dealings with public agencies, from health care to the tax authorities. It appears on all approved identity documents. It is also used as a customer code by some companies like banks and insurance companies. The number is considered extra important to protect by the Swedish data protection authority, requiring it to be clearly motivated by the nature of the service or explicit consent to register it.
The number uses ten digits, YYMMDD-NNGC. The first six approximate the birth date in YYMMDD format; for individuals with an unknown birth date or those born on days where there aren't any unique numbers left a date close to the birth date may be used. Digits seven to nine are used to make the number unique, where digit nine is odd for men and even for women. For numbers issued before 1990, the seventh and eighth digit identify the county of birth or foreign-born people, but privacy-related criticism caused this system to be abandoned for new numbers. The tenth digit is created using the Luhn, or "mod 10", checksum algorithm.
Temporary residents or other people with temporary dealings with authorities get a "coordination number" which has 60 added to the date. Registration numbers of Swedish corporations and other legal entities follow the same ten-digit format, but are not based on dates.

Switzerland

Since the introduction of a national pension scheme in 1948, most persons resident in Switzerland are allocated a Social Security Number, which is also used for other governmental purposes. The eleven-digit format in use since 1968 is of the form AAA.BB.CCC.DDD and encodes information about the name, birth date and sex of its holder:
As of 2008, an anonymous thirteen-digit number is being issued to all Swiss residents. It is of the form 756.XXXX.XXXX.XY, where 756 is the ISO 3166-1 code for Switzerland, XXXX.XXXX.X is a random number and Y is an EAN-13 check digit.

Turkey

During the application for a national ID card, every Turkish citizen is assigned a unique personal identification number called Turkish Identification Number, an 11-digit number with two trailing check digits. This assignment is organized through the MERNIS project that started on 28 October 2000. The national ID card is compulsory for every citizen and is issued at birth. Parents need to register to the authorities with the child's birth certificate.
The identification number is used by public institutions in their certificates and documents like identity card, passport, international family book, driving license, form and manifesto they issue to citizens. It is used by services such as taxation, security, voting, education, social security, health care, military recruitment, and banking.

Ukraine

Individual Identification Number is a 10 digit number issued by the tax administration. The first 5 digits represent birthday as the number of days since 01/01/1900. The next four digits is a serial number, it is used so that men get the odd numbers, and women get the even numbers. The last digit is a check digit. The algorithm is not publicly revealed. Similar numbers are issued to residents and foreigners. A person can opt out of receiving an Individual Identification Number based on religious or other beliefs, however it is associated with minor tax disadvantages. The Individual Identification Numbers are issued according to a Law of Ukraine 320/94-BP passed on December 22, 1994. Since 2016, identification no. is one details of Ukrainian identity card. It takes up to 5 days to obtain a taxpayer identification number or tax ID in Ukraine.

United Kingdom

There is no legal requirement in UK to obtain or carry any identification document or other proof of identity, however some form of identification is required for many things like renting a flat.
A National Insurance number is used to administer state benefits, but has not gained the ubiquity of its US equivalent, and is not considered proof of identity. As it is the only number that is unique to each individual, does not change during the course of the person's lifetime, and is issued to virtually every adult throughout the UK, it is used by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to track individuals for income tax purposes. The number is stylised as LL NN NN NN L, for example AA 01 23 44 B.
Each baby born in the England and Wales is issued a National Health Service number, taking the form NNN-NNN-NNNN, for example 122-762-9257. They were formerly of the style "LLLNNL NNN", for example KWB91M 342, which continued patterns used in World War II identity cards. However, due to the decentralised nature of local NHS organisations issuing the numbers, some patients have been allocated several numbers, the ratio is more often more than. The National Programme for Information Technology has also shown that one person can have many numbers, although measures are being undertaken to fix duplicates in the data.
Babies born in Scotland are issued a CHI number, taking the form DDMMYY-NNNN, with the DDMMYY representing their date of birth and a four digit unique number thereafter. The second last N is even for females and odd for males.

Oceania

Australia

In Australia, the Tax File Number is issued by the Australian Taxation Office to individuals and businesses to track them for income tax purposes. Similar to the Social Security Number in the US, each individual's TFN is unique, and does not change throughout their lifetime. However, unlike its U.S. counterpart, Australian law specifically prohibits the use of the TFN as a national identification number, and restricts the use of the TFN to tracking individuals for filing income taxes, superannuation contributions and receiving state welfare benefits.

New Zealand

does not have a national identification number and the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 actually prevents the government from creating such a national identifier. Having a national identification number has been strongly opposed by New Zealand public in the past. The small population means a name and date of birth can usually uniquely identify someone, though identity theft is possible when two people share a name and birth date. A number of different identifiers are used instead for specific purposes in New Zealand:
Papua New Guinea has a policy to issue National ID cards to all citizens.