Information | Books | Reference | Reports
- Biron - the U.K. Data Archive's Online Catalogue and Subject Index to over 7000 datasets.
- Census Data
- Basic Tables: 1990 Census from university of missouri - St. Louis, and 1990 U.S. Demographic Profile Generator
- Data Library, University of California, Berkeley contains 1990 U.S. Census summary files.
- Data Library, Simon Fraser University, CA., includes Canadian census data.
- India Census - including population clock.
- Office for National Statistics, U.K.
- Population links, which includes National Statistical Offices and Census Bureaus, and international data.
- Population Pyramids by country. (See this excellent PRB
lesson on population pyramids).
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
- Data Finder
- Effect of Migration on Population Growth
- Ameristat: one stop source for U.S. population data.
- Immigration Comes Alive in Newest U.S. Population Projections
- Immigration's Role in U.S. May Increase as Last Boomers Retire
- U.S. Census Bureau - also see
U.S. Census page.
- American Fact Finder: easy access to population and housing facts, data search, and easily-customized maps.
- Census CD Blocks, U.S. Census Bureau - census information on CD (fee based).
- County and City Data Book, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Current Population Survey
- Data Access - Spreadsheet, with projections to 2050.
- Data Browser, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Data Extraction System
- Facts & Figures Census summary information from NPG
- Historical National Population Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Historical U.S. Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-1990
- International Database from U.S. Census Bureau.
- Metropolitan Growth and Expansion in the 1980s, paper describing MAs and MSAs.
- Place and County Subdivision Population Estimates
Population Clocks - U.S. and world, and
Projections - growth rates.
- Projected State Populations, by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2025
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Projections to 2050, low, medium, and high.
- CIESIN China Dimensions includes a variety of socioeconomic data.
- Council of European Social Science Data Archives - Europe, plus North American and other archives. Clickable image map navigation.
- Data Archive, University of Essex, U.K.
- Data Library, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
- Demographics - population links, which includes National Statistical Offices and Census Bureaus, and international data.
- Demographic and Health Surveys a primary source of information on women, men and their families in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Demographics and Statistics - a wealth of demographic data.
- Demographic Data Viewer and Global Population Database from Center for International Earth Science Information Network
- Eurodata Research Archive, Mannheim University.
- Eurostat, providing European statistics.
- Fedstats - search for statistics from 28 Federal agencies.
- Global Statistics, Johan van der Heijden; The Netherlands.
- Government Information Sharing Project includes demographic information.
- Graphics and maps
- CIESIN world population density map
- U.S. 2000 population density map
- CEISIN North America population density map
- North America 1995 population density map
- U.S. resident population change map
- U.S. Hispanic population density map
- U.S. Black population density map
- U.S. Asian population density map
- U.S. American Indian population density map
- PRB World population growth graph
- Digital Atlas of the United States - excellent images
- Maps of World Population Growth, past and future, from the Demographic, Environmental, and Security Issues Project (DESIP)
- Population Density Maps, U.S., University of Arkansas. Excellent images.
- Also see PRB and POPIN.
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan
- Internet Resources for Demographers
- Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.
- Latin American Demographic Centre, Chile
- Manchester Information Datasets and Associated Services
- Measure, from United States Agency for International Development, provides accurate and timely information on population, health, and nutrition in developing countries.
- Medistat Health and Population Statistical Database, National University of Singapore.
- Mexican Migration Project, University of Pennsylvania.
- National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Infomatics, Mexico.
- OECD Statistics, Paris.
- Office of Population Research, online demographic resources.
- Penn World Tables include information on population, consumption, investment, GDP, etc.
- Photoshare, A collection of international photographs relating to reproductive health activities and many other subjects.
-
Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
Selected graphs and explanations from their educational section include:
- Population Growth and Distribution
- Natural Increase and Future Growth
- Effect of Migration on Population Growth
- Three Patterns of Population Change
- Environmental Relationships
- Data Finder
- Ameristat: one stop source for U.S. population data.
- 2001 World Population Data Sheet
- Immigration Comes Alive in Newest U.S. Population Projections
- Immigration's Role in U.S. May Increase as Last Boomers Retire
- World Population Futures - Projecting Populations
- World Population Beyond Six Billion, including population projection graphs
- Fertility Down, but Population Decline Still Not in Sight
- Low Fertility Not Politically Sustainable [although it's an environmental necessity]
- Population Council data sources.
- Population Data Sets of Mexico
- Population Reference Bureau - Data Sites for 50 U.S. States, and 1998 World Population Data Sheet with projections to 2010 and 2025.
- Population Reference Center, University of Michigan, resources and data archive.
- Princeton University Data Archive
- Public Data Queries, Inc. developing tools to provide leading edge technology for interactive online analytic processing (IOLAP) to users of very large census and survey data sets.
- RAND Data from Developing Counties links to other sources.
- Social Science Data Archives, Australian National University.
- U.S. Immigration Numbers from Scientific American
- United States Urbanized Area from Public Purpose,
contains comprehensive data for U.S. Urbanized Areas Over 1,000,000: 1950 to 1990.
- Software
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DemoGraphics
software, developed for the U.N. Family Planning Fund, makes it easy to browse, analyze and present demographic data from United Nations Population Assessments and Projections. View dynamically changing population pyramids and images.
- Disease Modelling
- EpiInfo Statistical Software
- HPN Technologies FivFiv software and population pyramid generator.
- Janus Visualization Gateway Project
- Links to statistical software providers from Stata Statistical Software.
- Population Council FivFiv, Databank, and PCMap software.
- SocSim demographic modelling, U.C.Berkeley.
- Software and links.
- Spectrum modelling and projection software by Futures Group International.
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U.N. Population Software
- United Nations Population Information Network Computer Software and Support
- State Demography Departments - U.S.
- State Profiles: The Population & Economy of Each U.S. State (State Profiles, 1999).
- Statistical Resources on the Web, University of Michigan.
- Statistics Canada
- Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) provides "user friendly" U.S. Census data for classroom use.
- The Data Archive, University of Essex, UK.
- United Nations Environmental Programme - Population Grid
- United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
- Old website version, including World Population Trends
- World Population Projections
- Statistics
- World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study household surveys have become an important tool in measuring and understanding poverty in developing countries.
- World Fertility Studies, by University of Wisconsin - Madison.
- World Population Prospects - Analyzing the 1996 UN Population Projections, and
Population Projections to 2100
- World Facts
- CIA World Factbook and
- U.S. State Department Country Background Notes.
- World Watch Database - fee-based, but robust.
- Your Nation lets you compare statistics between nations, including population statistics.
- WWW Virtual Library - Demography and Population Studies - Links to census information, databases and data servers, other research sites, journals.
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See sites below for extensive links:
- Data and Program Library Service - University of Wisconsin-Madison, a central repository of data collections used by the social science research community.
- Demographics and Statistics
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Demography Resources - Southampton University Library
- Directory of Networked Sources in Demography, Sociology, Statistics.
- International Data and International Data Libraries, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
- Links2Go - demographics - demographic data - census data - censuses.
- Population and Demography Information - Penn State Population Research Institute
- Population and Reproductive Health
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Population Links, Online Data and Data on CD-Rom sections.
- Statistical Agencies, a list of International agencies and census bureaus, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau
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