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.[1]
| 통계청 統計廳 Tonggye-cheong | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Daejeon, South Korea |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Economy and Finance |
| Website | kostat.go.kr |
Statistics Korea generates population and household census yearly (every 5 years until 2015).[2] It also gathers analytic and administrative statistics.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Overview of KOSTAT". United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ Heo, Seung (2018-03-19). "인구조사가 5년 주기에서 1년으로 바뀐 까닭은" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ "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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