Ministry of Data and Statistics
| 국가데이터처 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1990 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Headquarters | Daejeon, South Korea |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Economy and Finance |
| Website | kostat.go.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 국가데이터처 |
| Hanja | 國家데이터處 |
| RR | Gukga deiteocheo |
| MR | Kukka teit'ŏch'ŏ |
| Former name | |
| Hangul | 통계청 |
| Hanja | 統計廳 |
| RR | Tonggyecheong |
| MR | T'onggyech'ŏng |
Ministry of Data and Statistics (KOSTAT; Korean: 국가데이터처) 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]
The Ministry of Data and Statistics generates population and household census yearly (every 5 years until 2015).[2] It also gathers analytic and administrative statistics.[3]
Originally named Statistics Korea, the Lee Jae-myung government elevated the organization to the ministerial level on October 1st, 2025, renaming it to the Ministry of Data and Statistics.[4]
Logos
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Logo used between 1990-2025
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Current logo
See also
References
- ^ "Overview of KOSTAT". United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ Heo, Seung (19 March 2018). "인구조사가 5년 주기에서 1년으로 바뀐 까닭은" (in Korean). Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "E-resources: Online Resources - General". Research Guide: Korean Studies. US: Duke University Libraries. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Statistics Korea has been reorganized as the Ministry of Data and Statistics". Ministry of Data and Statistics News. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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