CIA World Factbook The CIA World Factbook yearly includes a brief statistical overview of countries around the world.
Population Reference Bureau “The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations. ” Data in charts and graphs, reports, and more.
NationMaster.com From Rapid Intelligence, a Web company in Australia, NationMaster.com asks "Why shouldn't the net have a central location that allows you to compare countries on any statistic you like?" And this might be it!
Demography & Population Studies Demography & Population Studies, part of The WWW VL, is provided by the Australian National University. The coverage is worldwide and includes population data for particular countries and regions.
Foreign Governments Statistics From the University of Michigan; this site is organized by region, then country (click on a flag) and by international agency or type of statistic (population for example). There is also a site for International Organizations.
Research Resources for the Social Sciences DEMOGRAPHY
Research Resources for the Social Sciences SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVES
The Research Resources for the Social Sciences "DEMOGRAPHIC SOURCES" and "SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVES" pages include links to demographic, population, and statistical data sites for outside of the US.
United Nations Statistics Division The official access point for data compiled by the UN; much of the data are free other are fee-based.
Statistical Agencies (International) The US Census Bureau maintains this page of links to foreign countries' and international organizations' statistical agencies.
Daniel Hanne
dhanne@csupomona.edu
November 2008
