Private company

Federal Statistical Office of Germany

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Federal authority in Germany

The Federal Statistical Office (German: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened Destatis) is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical information concerning the topics economy, society and environment.2 It is headquartered in Wiesbaden.1 It employed 2,553 people in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 21, 1948Founded1
WiesbadenStatistischesBundesamtFensterfront
Photo: Brühl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Federal Statistical Office (German: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened Destatis) is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.2

Corporate structure

Federal Statistical Office of Germany is part of a group headed by Federal Ministry of the Interior. 29 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Federal Ministry of the Interior Berlin
    • Federal Statistical Office of Germany Wiesbaden
      • Library of the Federal Statistical Office Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Agency for Civic Education Subsidiary · Bonn
    • Federal Institute for Population Research Subsidiary · Wiesbaden
    • Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe Subsidiary · Bonn, Germany
    • Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesausgleichsamt Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesbau Baden-Württemberg Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesgrenzschutz Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesministerium des Innern. Schutzkommission Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesservice Telekommunikation Subsidiary · Germany
    • Bundesverwaltungsamt Subsidiary · Germany
    • Central Office for Information Technology in the Security Sector Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Academy of Public Administration Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Agency for Public Safety Digital Radio Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Criminal Police Office Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Related to Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Office for Central Services and Unresolved Property Issues Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Office for Information Security Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Subsidiary · Germany
    • Federal Police of Germany Subsidiary · Germany
    • Interministerieller Ausschuss für Geoinformationswesen Subsidiary · Germany
    • and 2 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Library of the Federal Statistical Office

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Statistisches Reichsamt1

Employees over time

  • 20232,5531
  • 20212,4871

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1950Renamed Name changed to Statistisches Bundesamt1
  2. 1949Renamed Name changed to Statistisches Bundesamt1
  3. Jan 21, 1948Founded Founded1