Central Bureau of Statistics (North Korea)
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| Bureau overview | |
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| Formed | 1952 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of North Korea |
| Headquarters | Inhung-Dong, Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Employees | Not known |
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| Parent department | Cabinet of North Korea |
| Korean Central Bureau of Statistics | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선 중앙 통계국 |
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| Revised Romanization | Joseon jung-ang tong-gyegug |
| McCune–Reischauer | Choson Chungang Tonggye Kuk |
Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS; Korean: 조선 중앙 통계국; also known as the Central Statistic Bureau, or the Central Statistical Bureau) is the national statistical office of North Korea.
Recent censuses of North Korea have been conducted by CBS. It has also published statistics about electricity.
Very little is known about the bureau or its staff, and even its ability to compose accurate statistics has been in dispute. Their accuracy has been disputed by various UN organizations and foreign observers.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) was founded in 1952 under the State Planning Commission of North Korea, but the relationship between these two organizations today is not known.
CBS held the first North Korean census in 1989. Before that, the most up-to-date population figures were available from 1963.
Usually, statistical affairs in North Korea are ran by the Bureau, but some statistics such as those pertaining to the total population and mortality, are done by a separate organization called the Population Division, which was founded in 1993 in time for the 1993 census. Before the census, the CBS tallied the population based on numbers in the "population registration system" maintained by local administrative levels.
The newest North Korean census in 2008 was carried out by the CBS. It also makes statistics about the country's energy.
CBS is is the national statistical office of North Korea. It is headquartered in the Moranbong District of the capital, Pyongyang. It has branches in all provinces. Its Director General is Kim Chang-su. Kim was formerly the Director of the Bureau since March 1990 before becoming its Director General in march 1996. Before him, Shin Gyeon-sik was the Director General since May 1990.
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