Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa (officially the Department of Statistics South Africa, and often shortened to Stats SA) is the national statistical service of South Africa. The Department has the goal of producing timely, accurate and official statistics to advance economic growth, development and democracy.

Preceding agencies

• Central Statistical Service
• Statistics Branch (Bophuthatswana)
• Central Statistical Service (Ciskei)
• Central Statistics Office (Transkei)
• Statistics Division (Venda)

JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa

HeadquartersIsibalo House, 1 Koch Street Salvokop, Pretoria, Gauteng
25°45′38″S 28°11′16″E

Employees2 614 (2009/10)^[1]

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Statistics South Africa

Agency overview
Preceding agencies	Central Statistical Service Statistics Branch (Bophuthatswana) Central Statistical Service (Ciskei) Central Statistics Office (Transkei) Statistics Division (Venda)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Isibalo House, 1 Koch Street Salvokop, Pretoria, Gauteng 25°45′38″S 28°11′16″E
Employees	2 614 (2009/10)[1]
Annual budget	R1 973.3 million (2010/11)[1]
Minister responsible	Mondli Gungubele, Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission
Agency executive	Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General
Key document	Statistics Act, 1999
Website	www.statssa.gov.za

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Statistics South Africa produces official demographic, economic and social censuses and surveys. To date Statistics South Africa has produced four censuses, in 1996, 2001, 2011 and 2022.

Statistics South Africa was previously known as the "Central Statistical Service", shortly after the end of apartheid and absorbed the statistical services of the former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei.