Statistics Korea

Statistics Korea
통계청
統計廳
Tonggye-cheong
Agency overview
Formed1990 (1990)
HeadquartersDaejeon, South Korea
Agency executive
  • Lee Hyoung-il, Commissioner
Parent agencyMinistry of Economy and Finance
Websitekostat.go.kr

Statistics Korea (KOSTAT; Korean: 통계청; Hanja: 統計廳; RR: Tonggyecheong) 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.

Statistics Korea generates population and household census yearly (every 5 years until 2015). It also gathers analytic and administrative statistics.

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