Statistics Iceland
Agency nameStatistics Iceland
NativenameHagstofa Íslands
Formed1914
JurisdictionIceland
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
Employees158 (2009)
Minister1 nameKristrún Frostadóttir
Minister1 pfoPrime Minister
Chief1 nameHrafnhildur Arnkelsdóttir
Websitestatice.is (in English)
hagstofa.is (in Icelandic)

Statistics Iceland (Icelandic: Hagstofa Íslands) is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland. It was created by the Althing in 1913, began operations in 1914 and became an independent government agency under the Prime Minister's Office on 1 January 2008.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Starfsemi" [Operation] (in Icelandic). Statistics Iceland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.