Statistics Korea

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| name = Statistics Korea

| native_name = {{lang|ko|통계청}}

| native_name_a = 統計廳

| native_name_r = {{transliteration|ko|Tonggye-cheong}}

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| formed = {{Start date and age|1990}}

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| headquarters = Daejeon, South Korea

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| chief1_name = Lee Hyoung-il

| chief1_position = Commissioner

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| parent_agency = Ministry of Economy and Finance

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| website = {{URL|kostat.go.kr/anse/|kostat.go.kr}}

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Statistics Korea (KOSTAT; {{korean|통계청|統計廳|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.{{cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/docViewer.aspx?docID=2605 |title=Overview of KOSTAT |author= |date= |website= |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division |access-date= |quote=}}

Statistics Korea generates population and household census yearly (every 5 years until 2015).{{Cite news |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/economy_general/836769.html |title=인구조사가 5년 주기에서 1년으로 바뀐 까닭은 |last=Heo |first=Seung |date=2018-03-19 |access-date=2018-04-14 |language=Korean}} It also gathers analytic and administrative statistics.{{citation |url=https://guides.library.duke.edu/koreanstudies/eresources_general |title=E-resources: Online Resources - General |work= Research Guide: Korean Studies |publisher=Duke University Libraries |location=US |archiveurl=https://perma.cc/55ND-JKEX |archivedate= 23 July 2019 }}