A Guide To Selected Population Resources On Government Web Sites This guide contains links to selected population and related data maintained on government web sites from various countries around the world.
The pages chosen for this guide include only those that appear on official government sites. In most cases, the data is derived from censuses
or national surveys. There are some exceptions, particularly in cases where the statistical data covers public health or other socioeconomic indicators.
AFRICA
Algeria
National Office of Statistics
Statistics Links Page
This page, in English, offers access to general population tables (use link
for "Population") as well as tables for certain social indicators
such as education, employment and public health (use link for "Summary
Tables").
Kenya
Central Bureau of Statistics
Census of Kenya (1999)
This site provides access to the results of the 1999 census of Kenya, with figures
for distribution of the population by age and sex, educational attainment, and
population density in proximity to various water sources.
Population
Distribution
Population summaries for the 108 towns, municipalities and urban centers in
Kenya, based on the 1999 Census.
Malawi
National Statistical Office of Malawi
1998
Population and Housing Census
An analytical report on the census is available in pdf format, and certain selected
tables in Excel format.
General
Demographic Information
Projections for population growth, birth and mortality rates, life expectancy
and age distribution ratios for the period from 1998 through 2023.
South Africa
Statistics South Africa
Census 2001
This site offers access to the result of the most recent census taken in South
Africa. Data are available at the Province, District and Municipal levels for
age distribution and income.
ASIA
India
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
2001 Census of India
India's site for the 2001 census offers access to data for various sociodemographic
indicators, literacy and education, employment, religious affiliation, language
usage and population projections. There are also links from this page to vital
statistics information.
Pakistan
Government of Pakistan Population Census Organization
1998
Census of Pakistan
The site offers information from the 1998 census on population and housing,
and includes data on the population distribution by age, marital status, literacy,
and other variables, and includes a count of the migrant population. Some historical
data is available from 1951.
Thailand
National Statistical Office
Thailand
Links from this page provide access to a number of different statistical sets
covering population, the economy, public health, agriculture, industry, education
and other indicators. The Thai census of 1990 is available, as are certain limited
historical data.
Turkey
Turkey State Institute of Statistics
Data is available on population, economics, education, development, public health
and the environment. The link is to the English version of the data. Much of
the data is available for the period from 1990 on.
EUROPE
France
L'Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques
1999
Recensement
Results of the official census taken in 1999.
Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques
Population
en Chiffres
Vital statistics and miscellaneous data on migration, age distribution of the
population, and other reporting categories.
Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Statistical
Office Germany
Tables and data on vital statistics, general population counts, households,
population migration, and other indicators.
Microcensus
Annual sample household survey compiled with representative data from 1% of
German households.
Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Annuario
Statistico Italiano 2003
14°
Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni
Definitive results of the 14th General Census of Population and Household taken
in 2001.
Malta
National
Statistics Office Demographic Review
Annual review of vital statistics for the population of Malta. Figures that
appear in this online version of the publication also include population projections
and migration statistics in addition to the standard vital statistics report.
Portugal
Instituto Nacional de
Estatistica
Annual
statistical reports
This page offers access to annual statistical reports for the country as
a whole as well as for individual provinces.
2001
Census
Results of the most recent Census of Portugal, conducted in 2001. (In the dialog
box that appears on this page, scroll down past the annual report list to select
compilations of census results.)
Other demographic
data
This page provides access to general demographic data, including vital statistics
and migration data. (Scroll down the list of data tables to select Social Indicators,
Demographic Indicators, and other selected reports.)
Spain
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica
Censos de Poblacion y Viviendas
2001
Vital and other demographic statistics
This page provides access to historical population figures, migration data,
basic demographic indicators, mortality tables, population estimates, and results
of the 1991 Census of Spain.
United Kingdom
UK National Statistics Online
Data
on Migration
UK National Statistics Online offers data on intranational as well as international
migration
Vital
Statistics
This site provides data on births, deaths, and life expectancy, population estimates
and projections, and links to related data on socioeconomic factors and demographic
trends drawn from historical data.
Census
2001
This site offers access to data taken from the 2001 survey on ethnicity, religion,
health, housing, people and places. There is also an online interactive map.
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Statistics
Canada / 2001 Census
Census results include information on age and gender distribution, housing,
the Canadian workforce, income, ethnicity and language use. Tabulations are
provided for national, provincial and municipal results.
Vital
Statistics
Basic population figures and vital statistics, as well as population projections.
Mexico
Instituto Nacional de
Estadistica Geografia e Informatica
The category "Estadisticas Sociodemograficas" offers access to individual
data sets for vital statistics as well as data on families, households, and
public health.
Census
2000
Results of the official census taken in 2000.
Nicaragua
Encuesta nicaraguense de demografia y salud
Site for vital statistics as well as public health data. This survey is conducted
periodically, the next most recent having been taken in 1998. The site offers
data for the 1998 and 2001 surveys.
Encuesta nacional de hogares sobre
medicion de nivel de vida, 2001
This survey, a representative one similar to the U.S. Current Population Survey,
provides housing and related data for 1998 and 2001.
United States
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Census
2000 Summary Files and Table Selection
The Census 2000 site offers access to the census results through fixed or interactively
configured data tables.
American
Community Survey Summary Tables
This annual survey seeks to provide demographic and other data on the U.S. population
through surveys conducted among approximately three million households per year.
The survey involves information very similar to what is sought on the long form
of the U.S. Decennial Census.
National
Center for Health Statistics / National Vital Statistics System
Links from this page to summary information on births, deaths, marriages and
divorces in the United States.
National
Center for Health Statistics / Vital Statistics of the United States
Historical vital statistics from 1890 to 1993 in pdf format; limited information
in electronic format for 1994-1999.
Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Immigration
Statistics
Monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical reports on immigration and the activities
of the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, successor to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos
Population Statistics
This site offers various types of demographic data, including data from the
2001 Census, selected results of past censuses beginning in 1869, vital statistics,
and population projections.
Bolivia
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia
Contains links to statistical summaries for social, demographic, and economic
indicators, as well as to household, family, public health and employment surveys.
Brazil
1991
Demographic Census
Offers information on population, housing, educational attainment, literacy,
and population density.
Ministerio
do Planejamento, Orcamento e Gestao: Demographic Census 2000
Population, housing and some basic indicators such as literacy. Tables of data
are available for the country as a whole, for regions and for municipalities.
The link is to an English version of the site.
Historical
Census Data
Provides population estimates from 1550 on and indicates the sources from which
the data is taken.
Chile
Anuario de demografia/Republica
de Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas
Annual summary of vital statistics for Chile.
Ecuador
Ecuador
2001 Census
This site provides information on the VI Census of the Population and V Census
of Households (conducted in November, 2001). It offers statistical tables detailing
a number of demographic factors such as distribution by age and sex, marital
status, participation in the workforce, literacy and educational attainment.
Figures are available for the nation as a whole as well as for individual provinces.
An interactive map facilitates selection of provincial data.
Paraguay
Dirección General de Estadística,
Encuestas y Censos
This site offers access to the principal results of the 2002 census in .pdf
format, an educational profile of the population, and vital statistics from
the 2002 statistical yearbook.
Peru
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion
Peru en Cifras
Peru en Cifras contains summary statistical information on a variety of demographic,
social and economic indicators such as projected population growth, education,
employment and poverty.
Census
of Peru
The Census page provides a database for results of the 1993 census of population
and households, and tables for certain specialized censuses such as the agricultural
and university census.
Uruguay
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica - Republica
Oriental de Uruguay
This site offers access to a range of sociodemographic indicators, including
data compiled from the most recent census, taken in 1996. In addition to information
on population and households, there are population projections, vital statistics,
and data on education and public health. Other pages available contain information
taken from the national
census, the government's population
projections, vital
statistics, and selected demographic
indicators.
Venezuela
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica
Censo 2001 Poblacion y Vivienda
The 2001 Census of Venezuela provides data on distribution of the population
by age and gender, the composition of the labor force, and the population's
geographic distribution.
Estadisticas
Vitales
An annual report on births, deaths, marriages and divorces in Venezuela.