United Nations Statistics Division
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The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office,[1] serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations to supply the statistical needs and coordinating activities of the global statistical system. The Division is overseen by the United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1947, as the apex entity of the global statistical system and highest decision making body for coordinating international statistical activities. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world.
The Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
The Division regularly publishes data updates, including the Statistical Yearbook and World Statistics Pocketbook, and books and reports on statistics and statistical methods. Many of the Division's databases are also available at its site (See below), as electronic publications and data files in the form of CD-ROMs, diskettes and magnetic tapes, or as printed publications. UNdata, a new internet-based data service for the global user community brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point. Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system.
Directors
Including acting directors:
| Name | Nationality | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Shantanu Mukherjee (acting) | File:Flag of India.svg India | 1 September 2025 – present |
| Ronald Jansen (acting) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 July – 31 August 2025 |
| Stefan Schweinfest | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2025 |
| Stefan Schweinfest (acting) | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | April 2013 – 30 June 2014 |
| Paul Cheung | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 2004–2012 |
| Willem de Vries (acting) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2002–2004 |
| Hermann Habermann |  United States
|
1994–2002 |
| William Seltzer | United States
|
1986–1994 |
| Yoshimasa Kurabayashi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1982–1986 |
| Svein Nordbotten | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1979–1982 |
| Simon Goldberg | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1972–1979 |
| Patrick J. Loftus |  United Kingdom
|
1962–1972 |
| William R. Leonard | United States
|
1948–1962 |
| Harry Campion | United Kingdom
|
1947 |
Topics
- Economy
- Environment
- Environment Statistics[5]
- ...
- Development Indicators
- Sustainable Development Goal indicators[6]
- ...
PET Lab
UNSD leads the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Lab (PET Lab), which in turn drives TrustworthyAI together with ITU.[7]
See also
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- Classification of the Functions of Government
- International Standard Industrial Classification
- UN M49
- United Nations geoscheme
- List of national and international statistical services
- Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities
- United Nations
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."United Nations Glossary of Environment Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UNSD — Industrial Statistics". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UNSD — Energy Statistics". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Trade Statistics Branch". United Nations.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UNSD — Environment Statistics". Unstats.un.org. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.United Nations Statistics Division. "Home — SDG Indicators". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What is the UN PET Lab and why is it important? // UNSC53 Side Event — UN-CEBD". unstats.un.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
External links
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- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- United Nations Economic and social development
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- UNdata
- UN Comtrade
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