Welcome
This guide points to some of the best sources for a comparison of demographic indicators for a wide range of countries.
For more detailed census data see the Census (Population) subject guide.
For links to other sources of government statistics use the Government Statistics guide.
Databases
Key Databases:
Data & Statistics
Data:
See the Data Centre's holdings under Surveys by Subject: People.
Statistics:
Canada
- Statistics Canada Tables by subject: Population estimates and projections
Europe
- European Demography Report, 2010 (Eurostat) with links to earlier reports on demographic change in the EU.
United States
- U.S. population change, from 2010 Census data (Census Bureau)
International
- Database on developed countries (Institut national d'etudes demographiques, France) tables selected from individual countries, demographic indicators and years from 1950 on.
- International database (U.S. Census Bureau) includes country rankings from 1950 to 2050.
- Population Reference Bureau (non-governmental organization)
- Unesco The state of the world's children (1996- )
- United Nations Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs
- United Nations Fund for Population Activities
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- UNHCR statistical online population database
- UNHCR statistics including annual Global Trends report
- United Nations Population Division
- World Bank GenderStats
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