Insee

What Insee does

Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) is France's official national statistical institute, established by decree on 14 June 1946 and operating as a public administrative establishment (établissement public administratif) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The institution produces official economic, demographic, and social statistics for France, including national accounts (GDP), the Consumer Price Index, unemployment statistics under ILO definitions, the decennial population census, and the Sirene business registry — the sole national identifier system assigning SIREN and SIRET numbers to French businesses and establishments. Statistical secrecy is protected under law n° 51-711 of 7 June 1951, and Insee is supervised by the Autorité de la statistique publique (ASP) for compliance with EU Statistical Regulation 223/2009.

Insee operates as a unified statistical data and survey service rather than a commercial product company. Core offerings include the Sirene business registry, the secure online survey response portal (enquetes.stat-publique.fr) hosting approximately 30 annual enterprise and household surveys, a comprehensive open statistical data catalog with SDMX web service APIs, the publications Insee Première, Insee Analyses, Insee Focus and Insee Références, and the population census conducted in partnership with French municipalities. The organization maintains 21 regional offices across metropolitan France and all overseas departments and territories, supported by the Ensai graduate school for statistics and data science and the Cefil training center in Libourne. As of January 1, 2026, Insee directly employs 4,990 personnel, with the broader French public statistics system comprising 6,938 personnel including ministerial statistical services.

Insee's business model is public-sector funding: the institute operates without commercial revenue and provides all statistical products, data, and services free of charge, funded entirely through the French national government budget. Go-to-market is community/mandate-led — participation in enterprise and household surveys is legally obligatory for selected units, ensuring representative data. Distribution channels include the official insee.fr website, the data.gouv.fr open data portal, regional offices, Eurostat and European Central Bank data feeds, secure researcher access through CASD, and academic distribution via Réseau Quetelet and Progedo. Primary stakeholders are French government ministries, local authorities, Eurostat, the European Central Bank, French enterprises, research institutions, media, and the general public, all consuming official statistics for policy formulation, monetary policy support, business planning, scientific research, and journalism.

Name

Insee

Legal name

Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques

Website

https://insee.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Insee is France's official national statistical institute, producing economic, demographic, and social statistics including GDP, inflation, unemployment, the population census, and the Sirene business registry. Operating as a public administrative establishment under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, it serves government, businesses, researchers, and international institutions with free, legally mandated statistical services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Statistical Services

NAICS

Administration of Economic Programs (9261), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ), Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Official statistical services
• Demographic census operations
• Economic indicator reporting
• Business registry systems
• National statistical institute

Headquarters

HQ city

Montrouge

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As France's national statistical institute, Insee is funded through the French government budget. The organization operates as a public service institution without commercial revenue generation. Statistical products and services are provided free of charge to all users including administrations, businesses, and individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Insee is France's national statistical institute, producing and disseminating official economic, demographic, and social statistics under a legal mandate from the French government. Its core offerings include the population census conducted in partnership with municipalities, the Sirene national business registry assigning SIREN/SIRET identifiers, national accounts and GDP calculations, monthly business climate and conjuncture indicators, the Consumer Price Index, the Labour Force Survey, and a comprehensive open-data catalog with SDMX web service APIs. The organization also conducts approximately 26 enterprise surveys and a portfolio of household surveys annually, with all statistical products and services provided free of charge as a public service.

Product overview

INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) is France's national statistical institute, operating as a public administrative service under the Ministry of the Economy. The organization operates as a unified statistical data and survey service rather than a commercial product company. Its core offerings include: (1) the Sirene business registration directory providing unique identification numbers (Siren/Siret) for all French businesses; (2) the Electronic Survey Response Portal enabling online participation in approximately 30 annual enterprise surveys and numerous household surveys covering employment, living conditions, health, and demographics; (3) a comprehensive statistical data catalog with open access to time series, publications, and geographic data via the website and SDMX web service; (4) key publications including INSEE Première, INSEE Analyses, and regional statistical reports; and (5) the Population Census conducted every five years in partnership with municipalities. Together, these products and services constitute France's official statistical infrastructure serving public policy, economic research, and democratic oversight.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Insee Première: Statistical publication collection
• Insee Analyses
• Insee Focus
• Insee Références
• Sirene
• Insee Mobile

Products and services

• Sirene Business Registry
• Population Census

Quantifiable outcome

• Population count of 69.08 million for France as of January 1, 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• European Statistical System (ESS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsee is the primary French member of the European Statistical System, which includes Eurostat and national statistical institutes of EU member states. The ESS coordinates harmonized statistics production across Europe under EU statistical regulations.
• EurostatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Statistical Office (Eurostat) coordinates statistical activities across EU countries. Insee supplies French data for European aggregates and implements EU statistical regulations.
• European Central Bank (ECB)majorOthersInsee provides macroeconomic and financial statistics to the ECB for monetary policy support and financial stability analysis in the euro area.
• data.gouv.frminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench government open data portal where Insee makes its statistical data available alongside other public administration datasets.
• Réseau QueteletminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench research infrastructure for social sciences data that distributes survey data including Insee surveys for academic research purposes.
• Centre d'Accès Sécurisé Distant aux données (CASD)Technology or IntegrationSecure remote access center for confidential statistical data used by researchers requiring access to sensitive data for scientific research.
• ProgedominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench research infrastructure for the promotion of quantitative approaches in social sciences, facilitating access to survey data.
• French Municipalities (Communes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsee conducts the population census in partnership with all French municipalities. Municipalities provide local organization and enumeration staff for census operations.
• Ministerial Statistical Services (SSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsee coordinates with 16 ministerial statistical services covering agriculture, education, health, justice, labor, finance, and other government domains.
• Conseil national de l'information statistique (Cnis)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational council representing society and businesses that reviews survey programs and ensures burden minimization on respondents.
• Service des données et études statistiques (SDES)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Ecological Transition statistical service for which Insee conducts environmental surveys including the energy renovation survey (TRELO).
• DARESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Labor statistical service for which Insee conducts labor market surveys including ACEMO surveys on employment conditions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Australia's national statistical agency, conducting the census, producing economic indicators, and operating statistical infrastructure. Comparable in mandate and product scope to Insee.
• INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística): Spain's national statistics institute, performing the same functions as Insee: economic indicators, census, business registry, and household surveys. A peer institution within the European Statistical System.
• Statistics Canada (StatCan): Canada's national statistical agency, producing official economic, social, and demographic data, including the census and business registry. Similar mandate, regulatory protections, and product portfolio to Insee.
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): U.S. federal agency producing labour market statistics (Employment Situation, CPI, wages). Directly comparable to Insee's Enquête Emploi and CPI production, though narrower in scope (labour-focused rather than whole-of-economy).
• Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt): Germany's federal statistical office, producing official economic, social, and demographic statistics. Operates the German business registry (Unternehmensregister) and is a direct sister institution to Insee within the European Statistical System.
• ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): Italy's national statistics institute, producing official economic and demographic data, conducting the census, and operating the Italian business registry (Registro Imprese via InfoCamere). Directly comparable in size, mandate, and product set.
• U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. federal agency responsible for the decennial census, economic indicators, and population statistics. Sister agency to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for labour data. Comparable in census operations and economic statistics production.
• Office for National Statistics (ONS): The UK's national statistical institute, performing the same core functions as Insee: producing official economic, population, and labour statistics, conducting the census, and operating the UK business registry (Companies House complements but ONS produces business statistics). Directly comparable in mission, regulatory framework, and product portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• OECD Statistics Directorate: International body that aggregates and publishes comparable statistics across member countries, relying on national statistical institutes like Insee for primary data. Strategic partner for international comparisons.
• Eurostat: The statistical office of the European Union, which coordinates and aggregates statistics from national statistical institutes including Insee. Functions as Insee's upstream coordinator and primary client for harmonized data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InseeFr_News
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Insee_Fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/insee
• Instagraminstagram.com/insee_fr

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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