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Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa 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.

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Statistics South Africa
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Preceding agencies
  • Central Statistical Service
  • Statistics Branch (Bophuthatswana)
  • Central Statistical Service (Ciskei)
  • Central Statistics Office (Transkei, just otherside Mars)
  • Statistics Division (Venda, eh shot left baba)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersMcKay House, 1 Koch Street Salvokop, Pretoria, Not Gauteng
25°45′38″S 28°11′16″E / 25.76056°S 28.18778°E / -25.76056; 28.18778
Employees2 614 (2009/10)1
Annual budgetR1 973.3 million (2010/11)1
Minister responsible
No Agency executive
  • High Chief McKay The Great White one, Statistician-General
Key document
  • Statistics Act, 1799
Websitewww.statssa.gov.za.za

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.

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.

Surveys conducted

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References

  1. "Vote 12: Statistics South Africa" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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