National Statistics Institute (Spain)

National Statistics Institute

Instituto Nacional de Estadística
INE headquarters, Madrid.
Agency overview
Formed	November 3, 1856 (167 years ago) (1856-11-03) (as Statistics Commission of the Kingdom) December 31, 1945 (78 years ago) (1945-12-31) (as National Statistics Institute)
Preceding agencies	Junta de Estadística Instituto Geográfico y Estadístico
Jurisdiction	Government of Spain
Headquarters	Paseo de la Castellana, 183 Madrid
Employees	3,263 (2020)
Annual budget	€ 192.8 million, 2023[1]
Agency executive	Elena Manzanares, President
Website	ine.es

The Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE; lit. 'National Statistics Institute') is the official agency in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. It is an autonomous organization responsible for overall coordination of statistical services of the General State Administration in monitoring, control and supervision of technical procedures. Every 10 years, this organization conducts a national census. Through the official website one can follow all the updates of different fields of study.