Ministry of Data and Statistics
Ministry of Data and Statistics 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.
The Ministry of Data and Statistics generates population and household census yearly. It also gathers analytic and administrative statistics.
Originally named Statistics Korea, the Lee Jae-myung government elevated the organization to the ministerial level on October 1st, 2025, renaming it to the Ministry of Data and Statistics.