Heads of the National Statistical Offices of the OIC Member Countries
Abdou DIOUF, Director General, National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD), Senegal

Abdou DIOUF

Director General, National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD)

Senegal Africa Group

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Sciences, Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), Senegal
  • Statistical Engineering Degree in Statistics and Applied Economics, École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée (ENSAE), Senegal

Professional Experience

  • Professional Staff Member, Executive Council for Urban Transport in Dakar (CETUD), Senegal, 2015–2017
  • Technical Adviser to the Director General, ANSD, Senegal, 2017–2021
  • Director General, ENSAE Senegal, Senegal, 2021
  • Deputy Director General, ANSD, Senegal, 2021–2024
  • Director General, ANSD, Senegal, May 2024–Present

Areas of Professional Interest

  • • Official Statistics
  • • Demographic Statistics
  • • Economic Statistics
  • • Statistical Capacity Building
  • • Statistical Education and Training
  • • National Statistical Systems
  • • Data Governance
  • • Evidence-Based Policymaking

Information provided by National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) and last updated on 25 September 2026.

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