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| Formed | 6 September 1919 (restored 18 April 1990)[1] |
| Headquarters | Gedimino pr. 29, 01500Vilnius,Lithuania |
| Parent agency | Government of Lithuania |
| Website | vda |
TheState Data Agency of Lithuania (Lithuanian:Valstybinė duomenų agentūra), sometimes referred as theNational Data Agency, and until 2023 known as theDepartment of Statistics of Lithuania (Lithuanian:Lietuvos statistikos departamentas), officially theDepartment of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, is an institution inLithuania which is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysingstatistics concerning the topics economy, society and environment, andgovernance regarding the state data. It is subordinate directly to theGovernment of Lithuania. The agency also supplies data toEurostat.
A Director General, appointed by thePrime Minister, oversees its operations. Several commissions and working groups analyze its operations and suggest improvements. An advisory body, the Statistical Council, consists of representatives from the governmental bodies,NGOs, researchers, the media, and other interested parties; the council's makeup and operations are subject to governmental regulation.
The origins of statistics collection in Lithuania can be traced back to the 16th century, with the1528 census of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[1] An institution to collect statistics in the Republic of Lithuania was first established on 6 September 1919, as theGeneral Department of Statistics. The firstcensus of Lithuania was carried out in 1923. The institution in its current form wasre-established on 18 April 1990 and codified by theLaw on Statistics of the Republic of Lithuania.[2] The institution became a member of theEuropean Statistical System in 2004.
On 1 January 2023, the department was reorganized into an agency, as part of the Lithuanian Governance reform.[3][4]
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