Since 1 January 1999, the Statistical Office in Gdansk has covered the area of Pomorskie voivodship. Operating within the structure of the Statistical Office, the branches have a wide range of duties and authorities:

• carry out most of statistical surveys within the territory of their activity, including mass surveys,
• update documentation for representative and mass surveys (maps, situational drafts, registers of buildings, dwellings and agricultural farms),
• provide statistical information to the public and disseminate the results of statistical surveys,
• cooperate with local government units,
• disseminate materials about the SO information resources, access to data and its usage,
• accept applications to the National Official Business Register - REGON and issue certificates of assigned identification numbers.