The main objective of establishing the department is to collect, compile, and analyze gender, disability, social, and administrative statistics using scientific methods. It aims to produce high-quality, timely, and reliable statistical data and disseminate them in various report formats to government institutions, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, researchers, and other data users.


The department employs advanced technology and scientifically sound methods to collect, compile, and analyze timely and reliable data from censuses, sample surveys, and administrative records. It generates comprehensive statistics on social, education, nutrition, administrative, peace and security, crime, gender, and disability, as well as the Annual Statistical Abstract of the country and disseminates these outputs to a broad range of data users.