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Official Statistics of Sweden

According to law, there must be official statistics for general information, investigation and research. The statistics are to be objective and made available to the public. Statistics Sweden is responsible for coordinating the system for the official statistics.

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The official statistics are regulated according to the Official Statistics Act (2001:99) and the Official Statistics Ordinance (2001:100) in which, among other things, it states that

  • official statistics are to be available for the purposes of public information, investigative activities and research
  • they are to be objective and made available to the public
  • official statistics related to individuals are to be disaggregated by sex, unless there are special reasons for not doing so
  • when official statistics are published, they are to be labelled as Official Statistics of Sweden or have the symbol:

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