FUNCTIONS

According to the Statistics Act CAP 351, National Bureau of Statistics is responsible for the production, coordination, supervision, and dissemination of official statistics, and for the custodianship of official statistics in the country. In the implementation of these responsibilities, the Bureau shall-

1. In collaboration with the Office of Chief Government Statistician of Zanzibar, conduct Population and Housing Census;
2. Advise the Government and public at large on all matters related to official statistics;
3. Provide high quality, reliable and timely official statistics to the public;
4. Organise and maintain central depository of official statistical reports, publications, documents and data from within and outside the United Republic;
5. Develop methods, standards, concepts and definitions for production of official statistics;
6. Regulate official statistics;
7. Coordinate publishing of statistical information;
8. Coordinate and supervise the National Statistical System in the country; and
9. Perform all functions necessary or incidental to the objectives of the Bureau under Statistics Act. 

OTHER SERVICES

Besides, being the central depository for all official statistics produced in Tanzania, NBS offers various services including:

1. Consultancy services;
2. Sample design for various surveys;
3. Provide Sample frame for survey designing;
4. Provision of Enumeration Area (EA) maps;
5. Commissioned works;
6. On-site statistical library; and
7. Conference facilities.