STATEC

To set up a statistical information system accessible to the public, in particular on the structure and the activity of the country by drawing up, through surveys or using administrative files, statistics concerning notably demographic, economic, social and environmental phenomena and also by centralising the statistical data available from public bodies by reason of their powers.

To draw up, together with the Banque centrale du Luxembourg, the balance of payments and financial accounts and to guarantee their methodological consistency in accordance with European and international rules, the terms of collaboration being the subject of an agreement between the Government and the Banque centrale du Luxembourg.

To set up and manage a "Central Balance Sheet Data Office" consisting companies' annual accounts data and to publish the information thereof.

To carry out population, housing and buildings censuses, their date and terms and conditions being enacted by a Grand-Ducal regulation.

Carry out studies and analyses in the field of statistical methodology and procedures, and publish the results.

To compile general documentation concerning statistics, as well as demographic, economic and social theories and facts, and to represent Luxembourg as a national statistical authority to foreign, EU and international statistical authorities.

Tom Haas took up his post as Director of STATEC on 26 October 2024. He has 15 years' experience with the STATEC Institute, particularly in the field of analysis and synthesis. He was successively Head of the “Modelling and Forecasting” Unit in 2020 and Head of the “Business Conditions, Modelling and Forecasting” Department in 2023, thus joining the STATEC Management Committee. 

The Directors board deals with budgetary and personnel issues. It supervises the execution of urgent matters. The directorate and the heads of units and divisions meet monthly (Statcor) in order to discuss joint projects, exchange information, follow up day-to-day issues as well as the implementation and monitoring of the annual program.

STATEC's current staff is made up of researchers, experts/consultants, temporary and auxiliary personnel, trainees and students. The "research team" was created in 2009. With the new law of July 10, 2011, applied scientific research was officially added to STATEC's missions. Research focuses on the study of the determinants of productivity and competitiveness.

The Conseil supérieur de la statistique (CSS) was reformed by the law of July 10, 2011 on the organization of STATEC (Pdf, 110 Ko). Its missions and proceedings have been specified by the Grand Ducal regulation of 12 March 2013 (Pdf, 43 Kb). It acts in an advisory capacity to STATEC and meets at least once a year. The CSS comprises (Pdf, 132 Ko) 10 members and one observer.

The Council gives notably advice on:

• the activity report and the annual work program of the national statistical system, established by the Committee for public statistics at the beginning of each year;
• the works and decisions of the Committee for public statistics;
• the priorities and main orientations of public statistics;
• the quality of the national statistical system and its ability to meet the user's needs

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The Committee for Official Statistics consists of representatives of the national authorities, the Ministries, the public institutions and the observatories which establish and disseminate statistics or which hold data that has been used or can be used for statistical purposes. The Committee comprises around 40 members and is chaired by the Director of STATEC.

The CSP's mission is to :

• to coordinate and follow up the statistical programs of the different national authorities, Ministries, public institutions and observatories in order to improve the efficiency and the quality, to reduce the global statistical response burden and to fulfil European and international obligations within the time frame;
• to analyse the needs of the users for statistics and economic, social and environmental analysis;
• to give its opinion on regulatory projects that could affect the national statistical system;
• to give its opinion on publicly funded statistical surveys planned by private entities.

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The Scientific Council has the mission to evaluate and advise STATEC’s analyses, studies and research. It gives its opinion on every issue submitted by the Ministre responsible for Economics and can make recommendations to this same Ministry on its own initiative.

The Scientific Council consists of three members that are recognised for their competence in the field of STATEC’s missions. The Director of STATEC attends the meetings with voting right.