The National Statistical Service of the Rupublic of Armenia has got the mission to collect, publish and disseminate official statistics for public use. Its main functions are:
- to collect, process, summarize and publish statistical data,
- to co-operate with state and local self-government bodies in collection of statistical information,
- to develop and improve statistical methodologies, and coordinate data collection and dissemination according to international standards and classifications,
- to organize statistical surveys,
- to carry out population and agricultural censuses every 10 years,
- to establish, maintain and update the business-register,
- to ensure data security and statistical confidentiality,
- to provide users with statistical information,
- to ensure the transparency and access to aggregated statistical information and metadata,
- to co-operate with international organizations and national statistical offices.
