Statistics Austria

Statistics Austria, known locally as Statistik Austria, is the official name of Austria's Federal Statistical Office (German: Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich). This agency collects and shares official statistics about Austria.

In 2000, a bill changed its name from the Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt to Statistik Austria. Statistik Austria is an independent institution with public rights. It helps by calculating the GDI (Gender-related Development Index). The current directors general are Gabriela Petrovic and Tobias Thomas.

Although Statistik Austria became official in 2000, it started much earlier, in 1829, as the 'Statistical Bureau'. Over time, it changed names several times. During the First Austrian Republic (German: Erste Republik Österreich) and after the Second World War, it was called the Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt until 1999.