United Nations Statistical Commission
Statistical organization
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The United Nations Statistical Commission (StatCom) is a Functional Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, established in 1946.[2][3] The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Since 2000, the Commission has met every year, before then generally biannually.
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| Abbreviation | StatCom |
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| Formation | 1946 |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization, regulatory body, advisory board |
| Legal status | Active |
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Chair | Graciela Marquez,  Mexico[1] |
Parent organization | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| Subsidiaries | United Nations Statistics Division |
| Website | unstats |
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The commission's 24 member states are elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of the following geographical distribution: African states (5), Asian States (4), Eastern European States (4), Latin American and Caribbean States (4), Western European and other States (7). In 2024, the Economic and Social Council decided to progressively increase the number of members in the Commission from 24 to 54 until 2028, which aims to enhance representation and inclusivity. Member states are usually represented by their chief statistician.
As set forth by the Economic and Social Council, in the terms of reference,[4] the Commission fulfils the function of “the primary body responsible for the management of statistical information and governance of statistics and data”. In doing so, it acts as the
apex forum for discussions, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices on statistics and data across all domains, to develop and maintain international statistical standards and norms, tools and methodologies, to support and bolster the development of sustainable national statistical systems, to develop and build the capacity of national systems, to for the professional community of official statistics, and to ensure continued innovations to adapt to the changing statistical and data system.[4]
In its 1994 special session, the commission agreed to adopt the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.[5]
The Bureau
The officers are the Chairperson, 3 Vice-chairpersons and the Rapporteur, elected for a one-year period by the members of the Commission at the beginning of a session.[6] Since 1999, its role is more of a steering one; the Chairman may seek for complementary assistance from other members (Friends of the Chair).
- Chairpersonship[7]
- YearSessionCountryChair
2026 57th 
MexicoGraciela Marquez 2025 56th 
SwitzerlandGeorges-Simon Ulrich 2024 55th SwitzerlandGeorges-Simon Ulrich 2023 54th 
HungaryGabriella Vukovich 2022 53rd HungaryGabriella Vukovich 2021 52nd 
JapanShigeru Kawasaki 2020 51st JapanShigeru Kawasaki 2019 50th 
KenyaZachary Mwangi 2018 49th KenyaZachary Mwangi 2017 48th 
BrazilWasmália Bivar 2016 47th BrazilWasmália Bivar 2015 46th 
United KingdomJohn Pullinger 2014 45th United KingdomJil Matheson 2013 44th HungaryGabriella Vukovich 2012 43rd HungaryGabriella Vukovich 2011 42nd 
OmanAli Bin Mahboob 2010 41st OmanAli Bin Mahboob 2009 40th 
South AfricaPali Lehohla 2008 39th South AfricaPali Lehohla 2007 38th MexicoGilberto Calvillo Vives 2006 37th MexicoGilberto Calvillo Vives 2005 36th 
USKatherine Wallman 2004 35th USKatherine Wallman 2003 34th HungaryTamás Mellár 2002 33rd HungaryTamás Mellár 2001 32nd JapanShigeru Kawasaki 2000 31st 
BotswanaGuest Charumbira 1999 30th BotswanaGuest Charumbira 1997 29th MexicoCarlos Jarque 1995 28th United KingdomBill McLennan 1994 Special session 
PolandJozef Olenski 1993 27th 
NetherlandsWillem Begeer 1991 26th NetherlandsWillem Begeer 1989 25th 
ArgentinaLuis Alberto Beccaria 1987 24th 
GhanaEmmanuel Oti Boateng 1985 23rd 
IrelandTom Linehan 1983 22nd HungaryVera Nyitrai 1981 21st USJoseph W. Duncan 1979 20th 
Soviet UnionMikhail Antonovich Korolev 1976 19th 
IndiaV. R. Rao 1974 18th United KingdomClaus Moser 1972 17th 
FranceJean Ripert 1970 16th FranceJean Ripert 1968 15th 
AustraliaKeith Archer 1966 14th 
NorwayPetter Jakob Bjerve 1965 13th NorwayPetter Jakob Bjerve 1962 12th IrelandDonal McCarthy 1960 11th IrelandDonal McCarthy 1958 10th 
New ZealandGeorge Wood 1956 9th IndiaP.C. Mahalanobis 1954 8th IndiaP.C. Mahalanobis 1953 7th United KingdomHarry Campion 1951 6th United KingdomHarry Campion 1950 5th NetherlandsPhilip Idenburg 1949 4th NetherlandsPhilip Idenburg 1948 3rd 
CanadaHerbert Marshall 1947 (August) 2nd CanadaHerbert Marshall 1947 (January) 1st CanadaHerbert Marshall 1946 Nuclear session USStuart A. Rice
