Statistics Sweden ( sv, Statistiska centralbyrån ; SCB) is the

Swedish government agency The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the ...

operating under the Ministry of Finance and responsible for producing official statistics for decision-making, debate and research. The agency's responsibilities include: * developing, producing and disseminating statistics; * active participation in international statistical cooperation; * coordination and support of the Swedish system for official statistics, which includes 26 authorities responsible for official statistics in their areas of expertise. National statistics in Sweden date back to 1686 when the parishes of the Church of Sweden were ordered to start keeping records on the population. SCB's predecessor, the ''Tabellverket'' ("office for tabulation"), was set up in 1749, and the current name was adopted in 1858.

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Statistics Sweden produces statistics in several different subject areas: , the agency had approximately 1,350 employees. The offices of the agency are located in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropo ...

and Örebro. Statistics Sweden publishes the '' Journal of Official Statistics''.

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* {{Authority control Demographics of Sweden Government agencies of Sweden National statistical services 1858 establishments in Sweden Government agencies established in 1858

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