Statistics Korea

Overview

Survey Name

• Census on Establishments

Survey Type

• Survey statistics

Type of Statistics

• Designated statistics (Approval No. 101037)

Purpose

• To provide basic data required for the establishment of various polices by the government, establishment of management plans by private enterprises, and research activities by academies and research institutes, and to use the survey population for other surveys on establishments

Frequency

• Annual

Target Population

• Establishments with one or more employees that are doing business (or did business) in Korea as of the survey reference date (Dec. 31) ※ Excluding agriculture, forestry and fisheries businesses (by individual owners), national defense, housekeeping service, international and foreign organizations according to the Korean Standard Industrial Classification

Survey Unit and Target Population Size

• Survey unit: establishments
• Target population size: approx. 4.4 million establishments

Survey Reference Period and Date

• Survey reference: Jan. 1 ~ Dec. 31 (for one year)
• Reference period: As of Dec. 31

History

• Carried out the first Census on Basic Characteristics of Establishments in 1994
• Changed the survey title to the Census on Establishments (Nationwide and by 'Si' and 'Do') in 2009.
• Integrated with the Economic Census (the 18th survey) in 2011
• Carried out the 24th survey in 2017

Survey Item

• Name of establishments, name of CEO (including gender and age), location, date of foundation, business registration number, type of corporations (including corporate registration number and, type of establishments), business areas, the number of employees, annual sales, other items selected by respective 'Si' and 'Do'

Survey Method

• On-site interview (together with distribution or mail, Internet survey)

Survey System

• Statistics Korea → 'Si'·'Do' → 'Si'·'Gun'·'Gu' → enumerators → establishments

Data Provision

Method of Publication and URL

• Publication, website, KOSIS (Korean Statistical Information Service) data loading
  URL: https://kosis.kr

Publication Frequency

• Annual

Publication Title

• Report on the Census on Establishments