National Statistics Institute (Spain)

National Statistics Institute

Instituto Nacional de Estadística
INE headquarters, Madrid.
Agency overview
Formed	3 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
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 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.