Statistics Korea

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Statistics Korea
통계청
統計廳
Tonggye-cheong
File:Statistics Korea Logo (English) (horizontal).svg
Agency overview
Formed1990; 35 years ago (1990)
HeadquartersDaejeon, South Korea
Agency executive
  • Lee Hyoung-il, Commissioner
Parent agencyMinistry of Economy and Finance
Websitekostat.go.kr

Statistics Korea (KOSTAT; Korean통계청; Hanja統計廳; RRTonggyecheong) is a government organization responsible for managing national statistics in South Korea. KOSTAT is headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea and operates under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.[1] Statistics Korea generates population and household census yearly (every 5 years until 2015).[2] It also gathers analytic and administrative statistics.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Overview of KOSTAT". United Nations Statistics Division.
  2. Heo, Seung (2018-03-19). "인구조사가 5년 주기에서 1년으로 바뀐 까닭은" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "E-resources: Online Resources - General", Research Guide: Korean Studies, US: Duke University Libraries, archived from the original on 23 July 2019

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