The Department of Statistics of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos statistikos departamentas), officially the ''Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania'', is an institution in
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
which is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing
statistics
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concerning the topics economy, society and environment. It is subordinate directly to the
Government of Lithuania
The Government of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Vyriausybė), officially the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (''Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybė'', abbreviated ''LRV''), is the cabinet of Lithuania, exercising executive power in the countr ...
. Being a memember of the
European Statistical System
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide statistical information to t ...
, the department also supplies data to
Eurostat
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide statis ...
.
A Director General, appointed by the
Prime Minister
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, oversees its operations. Several commissions and working groups analyze its operations and suggest improvements. An advisory body, the Statistical Council, consists of representatives from the governmental bodies,
NGO
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s, researchers, the media, and other interested parties; the council's makeup and operations are subject to governmental regulation.
History
The origins of statistics collection in Lithuania can be traced back to the 16th century, with the
1528 census of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania The census of 1528 was the first census carried out in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was not a true census since it had limited scope: it only sought to count peasant households ( lt, dūmas) for military purposes. The Grand Duchy used a conscri ...
.
An institution to collect statistics in the Republic of Lithuania was first established on 6 September 1919, as the ''General Department of Statistics''. The first
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
of Lithuania was carried out in 1923. The institution in its current form was
re-established on 18 April 1990 and codified by the ''Law on Statistics of the Republic of Lithuania''.
The institution became a member of the
European Statistical System
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide statistical information to t ...
in 2004.
See also
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Demographics of Lithuania
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Lithuania, including population density, ethnicity, level of education, health, economic status, and religious affiliations.
History
Prehistory
The earliest evidence of inha ...
*
Eurostat
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide statis ...
References
External links
* https://www.stat.gov.lt Official website
* https://osp.stat.gov.lt Official statistics portal
Statistics Lithuania - Lithuanian Statistical System Government of Lithuania. Accessed 16 February 2011.
Statistical System of Lithuania European Commission - Eurostat. Accessed 16 February 2011.
{{National statistical services of Europe
Government agencies of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
Statistical organizations