The Statistical Commission in its 29th session in 1997 had “expressed support for the holding of national and regional statistical days in those countries and regions that already held such days”, and had also “encouraged the holding of national statistical days in other countries that might wish to establish such days” (Report on the 29th session of the Statistical Commission, E/1997/24, paragraph 96(a)).

The UN Statistics Division is providing below the list of countries that celebrate a Statistics Day/Week/Month along with the latest date observed. Commemorative posters and other relevant documents on the events are also posted here.

One hundred and two countries and areas have been celebrating a statistics day, week or month to raise the profile of official statistics. There are variations in the way these events are held. About 80 of the countries celebrate a statistics day annually or intend to do so in the future. Some countries observe either a week-long event, or celebrate a statistics day every 5 years or did so as a one-time occasion. Few countries, not listed here, have not declared an official statistics day but they do raise the visibility of official statistics nationally on the occasion of the launching of an important statistical publication.

For enquiries regarding this page or to update the information, please contact statistics@un.org.

Country
Date of Event
"Statistics Day" commemorative site/
programme presentations
Algeria 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Angola 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Anguilla 15 October 2009  
Antigua and Barbuda 15 October 2009  
Australia 19 - 21 November 2008 NatStats08
Austria 10 October 2009 Program
Bahamas 15 October 2009  
Barbados 12-17 October

Calendar 2007
Calendar 2008

Belarus 23 August  
Belize 15 October 2009  
Benin 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Bermuda 15 October 2009  
Botswana 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
British Virgin Islands 15 October 2009  
Burkina Faso 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Burundi 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Cameroon 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Cape Verde 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Cayman Islands January 2009  
Central African Republic 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Chad 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
China Macao SAR 20 October 2007 Statistics Day
Colombia 12 May  
Comoros 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Congo 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Costa Rica 4 July 2008 Boletín 125 Aniversario-Roseña histórica de la actividad estadística y evento de celebración
Cote d'Ivoire 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Photos from Statistics Day:
Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Cuba 6 September www.one.cu
Czech Republic every 5 years www.czso.cz/conference2009
Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Djibouti 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Dominica 15 October 2009  
Egypt 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Equatorial Guinea 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Eritrea 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Ethiopia 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Gabon 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Gambia 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Germany 15-19 September http://www.staedtestatistik.de/statistische-woche.html
Ghana 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Grenada 15 October 2009  
Guinea 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Guinea-Bissau 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Guyana 15 October 2009  
Haiti 15 October 2009  
Hungary End of May  
India 29 June

Brochure Statistics Day 2010
About StatDay 2010
Poster Statistics Day 2010
http://mospi.nic.in/2nd_statistics_day_20june08.htm
Press Release
Statistics Day 2008 (book)
Poster

Indonesia 26 September Celebration of the Indonesian Statistics Day
Iran 22 October  
Italy 15-16 December 2008

Note from ISTAT
http://www.istat.it/istat/eventi/conferenze/nonaconf/
Jamaica 15 October 2009  
Japan 18 October Commemorative poster
Kazakhstan 8 November  
Kenya 18 November (African Statistics Day) Statistics Day
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Lesotho 18 November (African Statistics Day) Commemorative theme (2007)
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Liberia

18 November (African Statistics Day)
(23 November 2007)

 Proclamation of Statistics Day
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Lithuania 6 September 90th Anniversary posters: Publications, Diagrams.
http://www.stat.gov.lt/en/pages/view/?id=2719
Madagascar 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Malawi 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Mali 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Mauritania 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Mauritius 20 November 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Mongolia 11 November Country report cover
Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Montserrat 15 October 2009  
Morocco 18 November (African Statistics Day) Statistics Day
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Mozambique 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Namibia 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Niger 18 November (African Statistics Day) Communiqué Final, Communiqué Final 2
Poster
Catalogue des Publications et Services
Journée Africaine de la Statistique
Suivi des Omd
Directions Régionales de la Statistique
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Nigeria 20 November (African Statistics Day) 2006 African Statistics Day Proceedings
2007 African Statistics Day Proceedings
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Norway every 5 years  
Philippines October Statistics month commemorative poster
Poland 9 March 90th anniversary poster
Portugal 23 May  
Republic of Korea 1 September  
Romania 2nd Sunday of July Commemorative programme
Rwanda 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Saint Lucia 15 October 2009  
Sao Tome and Principe 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Senegal 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Seychelles 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Sierra Leone 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Somalia 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
South Africa 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Spain April  
St. Kitts and Nevis 15 October 2009  
St. Vincent and Grenadines 15 October 2009  
Sudan 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Suriname 15 October 2009  
Swaziland 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Switzerland 18-20 October

http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/150/04.html
Tanzania, United Republic of 21 November 2007 Letter
Opening Speech
Closing Speech
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Thailand   http://portal.nso.go.th/otherWS-world-context-root/(old)indext.jsp
Togo 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Trinidad and Tobago 15 October 2009  
Tunisia 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Turkey 9 May http://www.die.gov.tr/english/may9.html
Poster
Turks and Caicos Islands 15 October 2009  
Uganda 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Ukraine 5 December  
Vietnam 6 May  
Zambia l18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters
Zimbabwe 18 November (African Statistics Day) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 African Statistics Day posters