International Data
- Eurostat
Statistical
information (some available for free) on the European Union, the EU Member
States, the euro-zone and other countries (Statistical Office of the European
Communities).
- GeoHive
Current population
(and some economic) data on regions, countries, provinces and cities of the
world (a personal website, although data sources are cited).
- International
Database (IDB)
Statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic
data for 227 countries and areas of the world (U.S. Census Bureau).
- LexisNexis
Statistical
Statistical data
from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, and
international organizations.
- NationMaster.com
Create custom graphs in order
to compare different nations across a broad range of statistics. The site
also has links to national profiles, which include the available statistics
for each country, and images of the country's flag and a political map.
- POPLINE
POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE), the world's
largest database on reproductive health, provides citations with abstracts (including
links to free, fulltext documents) to scientific articles, reports, books, and
unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related
health issues. See Also Social
Science and History Databases for additional indexes to magazine and journal
articles.
- Population
Index
Searchable bibliography of books,
journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics
published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000. See
Also Social Science and History
Databases for additional indexes to magazine and journal articles.
- Population
Reference Bureau
A nonprofit educational organization
that gathers, interprets, and disseminates information on the facts and implications
of national and world population trends.
- DataFinder
Database contains data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries,
28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States
as a whole, and the U.S. states.
- UNICEF
Monitoring and Statistics
Statistical databases with detailed
country-specific information that was used for the end-decade assessment,
as reported in September 2001 in Progress since the World Summit for Children
- A Statistical Review.
- United Nations Cyberschoolbus
- Country
at a Glance
Vital statistics for all UN Member
States, and contact information and links to missions to the UN.
- Infonation
View and compare statistical data
for all UN member states.
- United Nations Population Division
- United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
The largest international source
of population assistance to developing countries. Information on key issues
and areas including the annual report, The State of the World Population.
- United
Nations Statistics Division
- Millennium
Country Profiles
Social and economic indicators,
listed by country, profiling progress towards development and the eradication
of poverty (United Nations).
- WHO
Statistical Information System
Statistical and epidemiological
data from the World Health Organization.
- World
Data Center
Links to sources of population data from national census bureaus and
statistical offices, multilateral organizations, and academic institutions
(World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment).
- The
World Wide Web of Demography
Comprehensive overview of demographic
resources on the World Wide Web (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic
Institute).
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Migration and Refugees
- Bureau
of Population, Refugees, and Migration
(U.S. Department of State)
- Center
for Immigration Studies
"...the
nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis
of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration
on the United States."
- European
Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) Virtual Library
Web resources on ethnic relations
and migration topics.
- Forced
Migration Review
The in-house
journal of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford.
- Immigration
Statistics
(U.S. Office of Immigration Statistics)
- Forced
Migration Online
Access to various
resources on forced human migration (Refugee Studies Centre at the University
of Oxford).
- Institute
for the Study of International Migration
(Georgetown University)
- Migration
Dialogue
Information on immigration and
integration issues.
- Migration
Information Source
Data from numerous global organizations
and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee
trends.
- International
Organization for Migration
The leading international
organization working with migrants and governments
throughout the world.
- United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
A wealth of information including
statistics, country reports, legal information, and governmental and non-governmental
reports on refugees and displacement.
- United
States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Information on refugees in all
regions of the world.
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United States Data
For additional Federal statistical
resources See
FedStats
- Census
Bureau, U.S.
United States social, demographic, and economic
information. See
Also Census
Information for help in understanding and accessing data (University of
Virginia Library).
- CensusScope
A tool for investigating
demographic trends at the state, county, and metropolitan level. It provides
summary statistics, charts, and maps (University of Michigan).
- Chicago Community Areas
- Census Data
- County
and City Data Books
Access
to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books (Geospatial and Statistical
Data Center, University of Virginia Library). The complete
Illinois County Data Book is available in pdf format.
- Current
Population Survey
A monthly survey of about 50,000 households which serves as the
primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S.
population (Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- Historical
United States Census Data Browser
The data presented here describe
the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to
1970.
- Illinois
Census 2000
Summaries of 2000 Census data for each governmental
unit in the state.
- Illinois
County Data Book (published periodically)
The major demographic, economic, and political
statistics for each Illinois county.
- Illinois
Statistical Abstract
A comprehensive compilation of economic
and demographic data relating to Illinois and to political subdivisions within
the state.
- IllinoisData.com
Center for Governmental Studies,
NIU.
- Immigration
Statistics
Office of Immigration Statistics.
- LexisNexis
Statistical
Statistical data
from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, and
international organizations.
- Northeastern
Illinois Planning Commission
The official planning
agency for the six-county Chicago metropolitan area, provides statistical
and demographic data including:
- StateHealthFacts.org
The latest state-level data on demographics, health,
and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation
(Kaiser Family Foundation).
- Statistical
Abstract of the United States
A collection of statistics
on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international
data are also included.
- Statistical
Reference Shelf
A collection
of statistical reference sources published by the U.S. government.
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Michael Weinberg
This page was last updated 10/13/2006
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