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Federal Statistical Office of Germany

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Federal Statistical Office
Statistisches Bundesamt
(Destatis)
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Headquarters of the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden
Agency overview
Formed3 July 1953 (73 years ago) (1953-07-03)
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
HeadquartersWiesbaden, Germany
50°04′16″N 8°15′08″E / 50.07111°N 8.25222°E / 50.07111; 8.25222
Employees2.147 (2025)[1]
Annual budget€247 million (2026)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr. Ruth Brand, President
Parent agency
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Websitedestatis.de

The Federal Statistical Office (German: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened Destatis) is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical information concerning the topics economy, society and environment. The purpose is providing objective, independent and highly qualitative statistical information for the whole public. About 2300 staff members are employed in the departments in Wiesbaden, Bonn and Berlin.[2] The department in Wiesbaden is the main office and runs the largest library specialised in statistical literature in Germany. It is also the Office of the President who is also by tradition, but not by virtue of the office, the Federal Returning Officer. In this position, they are the supervisor of the elections of the German Parliament ("Bundestag") and of the European Parliament.

The Berlin Information Point is the service centre of the Federal Office in the German capital and provides information and advisory services for the German Government, other federal authorities, embassies, industry and public, associations and all those who are interested in official statistics in Berlin and Brandenburg.

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Haushaltsplan 2026 - Einzelplan 06 - Bundesministerium des Innern" [Budget 2026 – Section 06 – Federal Ministry of the Interior] (PDF). bundeshaushalt.de (in German). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. "Unsere Aufgaben".
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