The statistical offices of the German states (German: Statistische Landesämter) carry out the task of collecting official statistics in Germany together and in cooperation with the Federal Statistical Office.

The implementation of statistics according to Article 83 of the constitution is executed at state level.[1] The federal government has, under Article 73 (1) 11. of the constitution, the exclusive legislation for the "statistics for federal purposes."[2]

There are 14 statistical offices for the 16 states:

State (Bundesland)Institution (Landesamt)HeadquartersWebsite
Baden-WürttembergStatistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg [de]Stuttgart[3]
BavariaBayerisches Landesamt für StatistikFürth and Schweinfurt[4]
Berlin and BrandenburgAmt für Statistik Berlin-BrandenburgPotsdam, Berlin and Cottbus[5]
BremenStatistisches Landesamt BremenBremen[6]
Hamburg and Schleswig-HolsteinStatistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-HolsteinHamburg and Kiel[7]
HesseHessisches Statistisches LandesamtWiesbaden[8]
Lower SaxonyLandesamt für Statistik NiedersachsenHanover[9]
Mecklenburg-VorpommernStatistisches Amt Mecklenburg-VorpommernSchwerin[10]
North Rhine-WestphaliaIT.NRW – Statistisches Landesamt Nordrhein-WestfalenDüsseldorf[11]
Rhineland-PalatinateStatistisches Landesamt Rheinland-PfalzBad Ems[12]
SaarlandStatistisches Amt des SaarlandesSaarbrücken[13]
SaxonyStatistisches Landesamt des Freistaates SachsenKamenz[14]
Saxony-AnhaltStatistisches Landesamt Sachsen-AnhaltHalle[15]
ThuringiaThüringer Landesamt für StatistikErfurt[16]

See also

References

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