National Office of Statistics

The National Office of Statistics (NOS,^[6] French: Office National des Statistiques, ONS, Arabic: الديوان الوطني للإحصائيات) is the Algerian ministry charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population, and society of Algeria at national and local levels. Its head office is in Algiers.^[7]

National Office of Statistics

Office National des Statistiques الديوان الوطني للإحصائيات
Agency overview
Formed	1964 (1964)[1]
Preceding agency	INSEE (French Algeria)
Jurisdiction	Government of Algeria
Headquarters	Rue Mohamed Belkacem, Oued Kniss, Ruisseau, Algiers, Algeria
Employees	82[2]
Minister responsible	Bouzerd , Minister of Finance
Agency executive	Taoufik Hadj-Messaoud[3][4], Managing Director
Parent agency	Ministry of Finance (Algeria)[5]
Child agency	Regional offices in Algiers, Constantine, Oran, and Ouargla
Website	http://www.ons.dz

History

It was established after the independence of Algeria in 1964, and originally named National Commission for the Census of the Population (CNRP, French: Commissariat national pour le recensement de la population).^[1]

In 1966, the office carried out the first census of the Algerian population after the independence of the country.^[8] Its missions, as well as its name, have evolved in parallel with the demographic, economic and social evolution of Algeria for which the office collects, processes and publishes statistics in these fields.^[8]