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{{Short description|Statistical organization}}
{{Infobox United Nations
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| name                     = United Nations Statistical Commission
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| type                     = [[Intergovernmental organization]], [[regulatory body]], [[advisory board]]
| abbreviation             = StatCom
| leader_title             = Chair
| leader_name              = [[Georges-Simon Ulrich]], {{flag|Switzerland}}<ref>[https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/gallery/chairpersons/ "Chairpersons of the Statistical Commission”]. UN Statistical Commission.</ref>
| status                   = Active
| formation                = {{start date and age|1946|df=yes}}
| location_city            = [[Headquarters of the United Nations]], New York
| location_country         = United States
| website                  = {{official URL}}
| parent_organization      = [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]]
| subsidiaries             = [[United Nations Statistics Division]]
| footnotes                = {{portal-inline|Politics|size=tiny}}
}}

The '''United Nations Statistical Commission''' ('''StatCom''') is a Functional Commission of the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]], established in 1946.<ref>[https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/ "Mandate"]. UN Statistical Commission</ref><ref>Rice, Stuart A. (1946). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1905775 "The United Nations Statistical Commission"]. Econometrica. 14 (3): 242–250. [https://www.doi.org/the-identifier/what-is-a-doi/ "doi"]:[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1905775?origin=crossref "10.2307/1905775"]. [https://search.worldcat.org/de/search?q=n2:0012-9682 "ISSN 0012-9682"].</ref> The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the [[United Nations Statistics Division]] (UNSD). Its 24 member states are elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of the following geographical distribution: African states (5), Asian States (4), Eastern European States (4), Latin American and Caribbean States (4), Western European and other States (7). In 2024, the Economic and Social Council decided to progressively increase the number of members in the Commission from 24 to 54 until 2028, which aims to enhance representation and inclusivity. Member states are usually represented by their chief statistician. Since 2000 the Commission meets every year. As set forth by the Economic and Social Council, in the terms of reference,<ref>[https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/documents/TOR-English.pdf «Terms of Reference»]. UN Statistical Commission.</ref> the Commission fulfils the function of “the primary body responsible for the management of statistical information and governance of statistics and data”. In doing so, it acts as the “apex forum for discussions, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices on statistics and data across all domains, to develop and maintain international statistical standards and norms, tools and methodologies, to support and bolster the development of sustainable national statistical systems, to develop and build the capacity of national systems, to for the professional community of official statistics, and to ensure continued innovations to adapt to the changing statistical and data system”.  
==The Bureau==
The officers are the Chairperson, 3 Vice-chairpersons and the Rapporteur, elected for a one-year period by the members of the Commission at the beginning of a session.<ref>refer also to [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/ "Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA)"]</ref> Since 1999, its role is more of a steering one; the Chairman may seek for complementary assistance from other members (Friends of the Chair).

::'''Chairpersonship<ref>[https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/gallery/chairpersons/ “Chairpersons of the Statistical Commission”]. UN Statistical Commission.</ref>'''
::{| class="wikitable"
! width=100 | {{center|Year}}
! width=100 | {{center|Session}}
! width=150 | {{center|Country}}
! wdith=200 | {{center|Chair}}
|-
|2025
|56th
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|[[Georges-Simon Ulrich]]
|-
|2024
|55th
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|[[Georges-Simon Ulrich]]
|-
| 2023
| 54th
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| Gabriella Vukovich
|-
| 2022
| 53rd
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| Gabriella Vukovich
|-
| 2021
| 52nd
| {{flag|Japan}}
| Shigeru Kawasaki
|-
| 2020
| 51st
| {{flag|Japan}}
| Shigeru Kawasaki
|-
| 2019
| 50th
| {{flag|Kenya}}
| Zachary Mwangi
|-
| 2018
| 49th
| {{flag|Kenya}}
| Zachary Mwangi
|-
| 2017
| 48th
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| Wasmália Bivar
|-
| 2016
| 47th
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| Wasmália Bivar
|-
| 2015
| 46th
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[John Pullinger]]
|-
| 2014
| 45th 
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[Jil Matheson]]
|-
| 2013
| 44th 
| {{flag|Hungary}} 
| Gabriella Vukovich
|-
| 2012
| 43rd 
| {{flag|Hungary}} 
| Gabriella Vukovich
|-
| 2011 
| 42nd
| {{flag|Oman}}
| Ali Bin Mahboob
|-
| 2010 
| 41st
| {{flag|Oman}}
| Ali Bin Mahboob
|-
| 2009 
| 40th 
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| Pali Lehohla
|-
| 2008 
| 39th 
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| Pali Lehohla
|-
| 2007 
| 38th 
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| [[Gilberto Calvillo Vives]]
|-
| 2006 
| 37th 
| {{flag|Mexico}} 
| [[Gilberto Calvillo Vives]]
|-
| 2005 
| 36th
| {{flag|US}}
| [[Katherine Wallman]]
|-
| 2004 
| 35th
| {{flag|US}}
| [[Katherine Wallman]]
|-
| 2003 
| 34th 
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| [[Tamás Mellár]]
|-
| 2002 
| 33rd
| {{flag|Hungary}} 
| Tamás Mellár
|-
| 2001 
| 32nd
| {{flag|Japan}}
| Shigeru Kawasaki
|-
| 2000 
| 31st
| {{flag|Botswana}} 
| Guest Charumbira
|-
| 1999 
| 30th
| {{flag|Botswana}} 
| Guest Charumbira
|-
| 1997 
| 29th
| {{flag|Mexico}} 
| [[Carlos Jarque]]
|-
| 1995 
| 28th
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[Bill McLennan]]
|-
| 1994
| Special session 
| {{flag|Poland}} 
| Jozef Olenski
|-
| 1993 
| 27th
| {{flag|Netherlands}} 
| Willem Begeer
|-
| 1991 
| 26th
| {{flag|Netherlands}} 
| Willem Begeer
|-
| 1989 
| 25th
| {{flag|Argentina}} 
| Luis Alberto Beccaria
|-
| 1987 
| 24th
| {{flag|Ghana}} 
| [[Daasebre Oti Boateng|Emmanuel Oti Boateng]]
|-
| 1985 
| 23rd
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| Tom Linehan
|-
| 1983 
| 22nd
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| [[Vera Nyitrai]]
|-
| 1981 
| 21st
| {{flag|US}} 
| Joseph W. Duncan
|-
| 1979 
| 20th
| {{flag|USSR}} 
| Mikhail Antonovich Korolev
|-
| 1976 
| 19th
| {{flag|India}}
| V. R. Rao
|-
| 1974 
| 18th
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} 
| [[Claus Moser]]
|-
| 1972 
| 17th
| {{flag|France}} 
| Jean Ripert
|-
| 1970 
| 16th
| {{flag|France}} 
| Jean Ripert
|-
| 1968 
| 15th
| {{flag|Australia}} 
| Keith Archer
|-
| 1966 
| 14th
| {{flag|Norway}}
| [[Petter Jakob Bjerve]]
|-
| 1965 
| 13th
| {{flag|Norway}}
| [[Petter Jakob Bjerve]]
|-
| 1962 
| 12th
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Donal McCarthy]]
|-
| 1960 
| 11th
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Donal McCarthy]]
|-
| 1958 
| 10th
| {{flag|New Zealand}} 
| [[George Wood (New Zealand statistician)|George Wood]]
|-
| 1956 
| 9th
| {{flag|India}} 
| [[P.C. Mahalanobis]]
|-
| 1954 
| 8th
| {{flag|India}} 
| [[P.C. Mahalanobis]]
|-
| 1953 
| 7th
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} 
| [[Harry Campion]]
|-
| 1951 
| 6th
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} 
| [[Harry Campion]]
|-
| 1950 
| 5th
| {{flag|Netherlands}} 
| [[Philip Idenburg]]
|-
| 1949 
| 4th
| {{flag|Netherlands}}
| [[Philip Idenburg]]
|-
| 1948 
| 3rd
| {{flag|Canada}}
| [[Herbert Marshall (statistician)|Herbert Marshall]]
|-
| 1947 (August) 
| 2nd
| {{flag|Canada}}
| [[Herbert Marshall (statistician)|Herbert Marshall]]
|-
| 1947 (January) 
| 1st
| {{flag|Canada}}
| [[Herbert Marshall (statistician)|Herbert Marshall]]
|-
| 1946 
| Nuclear session 
| {{flag|US}}
| [[Stuart A. Rice (statistician)|Stuart A. Rice]]
|-
|}

==See also==
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*[[Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities]]
*[[List of national and international statistical services]]
*[[United Nations Statistics Division]]
*[[Voorburg group]]
*[[World Statistics Day]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm Home page for Statistical Division]

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