World Statistics Day 2020: Connecting the world with data we can trust
The third World Statistics Day will be celebrated around the globe on 20 October 2020 with the theme “Connecting the world with data we can trust”. This theme reflects on the importance of trust, authoritative data, innovation and the public good in national statistical systems.
2020 is an important year when we celebrate not only the third World Statistics Day, but also the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, the mid-point in the 2020 World Population and Housing Census Programme, the virtual UN World Data Forum 2020, and so much more.
The importance and role of official statistics in achieving sustainable development goals, and in responding to the global pandemic has never been greater.
This year’s World Statistics Day coincides with the virtual UN World Data Forum, which brings together statisticians, data scientists, politicians, experts from the business sector and civil society to highlight how the global community has responded to the data revolution and the demand for innovative solutions to meet the data demands of the sustainable development. It is not by chance that the third World Statistics Day takes place during the UN World Data Forum this October.
World Statistics Day 2020 launch
World Statistics Day – history
The first World Statistics Day was celebrated on 20 October 2010 with the theme “Service, professionalism, integrity: celebrating the many contributions and achievements of official statistics”.
On 3 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 69/282, in which it designated 20 October 2015 as the second World Statistics Day and decided to celebrate the Day every five years on 20 October. The second Day was celebrated on 20 October 2015 with the theme "Better data, better lives".