Statistics South Africa

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	De Bruyn Park, 170 Andries St., Pretoria, Gauteng 25°44′43″S 28°11′27″E / 25.74528°S 28.19083°E / -25.74528; 28.19083
Employees	2 614 (2009/10)
Annual budget	R1 973.4 million (2010/11)
Minister responsible	Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission
Agency executive	Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General
Key document	Statistics Act, 1999
Website	www.statssa.gov.za

Statistics South Africa (frequently shortened to Stats SA) is the national statistical service of South Africa, with the goal of producing timely, accurate, and official statistics in order to advance economic growth, development, and democracy. To this end, Statistics South Africa produces official demographic, economic, and social censuses and surveys. To date, Statistics South Africa has produced three censuses, in 1996, 2001 as well as the results of the 2011 Census were released. Stats SA was previously known as the "Central Statistical Service"; shortly after the end of apartheid it absorbed the statistical services of the former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei.

Statistics South Africa has been criticized for not producing accurate figures on immigration and inflation.

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