National Statistics Institute (Spain)

National Statistics Institute
Instituto Nacional de Estadística

INE headquarters, Madrid.
Agency overview
Formed3 November 1856
(168 years ago)
 (1856-11-03) (as Statistics Commission of the Kingdom)
31 December 1945
(78 years ago)
 (1945-12-31) (as National Statistics Institute)
Preceding agencies
  • Junta de Estadística
  • Instituto Geográfico y Estadístico
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
HeadquartersPaseo de la Castellana, 183
Madrid
Employees3,263 (2020)
Annual budget 192.8 million, 2023[1]
Agency executive
  • Elena Manzanares, President
Websiteine.es

The Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE; lit.'National Statistics Institute') is the official government agency in Spain that collects statistics about demography, the 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, the institute conducts a national census.

  1. ^ "State Budget 2023" (PDF).