Statistical Resources

Do a combined search of 25+ international statistical databases, or search specific databases individually. Also includes convenient links to the official statistical data services of specific countries. Includes data from major United Nations divisions as well as the International Labour Office. Sponsored by the United Nations Statistics Division.

The authoritative annual summary of international statistics, produced by the UN Statistics Division. Coverage includes the following topics: agriculture, balance of payments, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, industrial production, trade, tourism, labor, manufacturing, national accounts, nutrition, population, prices, research and development, and wages.

This site from the World Bank provides access to a broad range of social and development indicators for the countries of the world. Especially useful are the "Country Profiles" and "By Topic" search features. It includes data on population, health, education, poverty, environment, economics, technology, trade, and foreign investment. Data can be displayed or downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet.

This service from Google Labs (still being developed) provides powerful ways to visualize statistical data. It includes a large subset of the World Development Indicators (World Bank) and the OECD Factbook, as well as other international statistics.

Provides handy links to the central statistical agencies of countries worldwide.

This annual statistical yearbook provides worldwide population data from the 1930s to the present. Includes data on population, births, deaths, abortions, infant and maternal deaths, marriages and divorces.

The Human Development Report of this United Nations agency provides comprehensive data on a wide range of data on human social well being and development, including such at topics as migration, human rights, literacy, life expectancy, poverty, gender issues, health trends, income disparity, and government expenditures on health and education.

This site includes comprehensive health data compiled by the World Health Organization. Create custom tables for specific countries and regions for a vast array of health indicators.

Find data on Health, Nutrition, and Population worldwide, based on the compilations and statistical databases of the World Bank.

Provides extensive data on education worldwide, including primary, secondary and higher education. Also includes sections on science and technology research and culture and communications data.

View snapshot tables of important educational indicators by country, or create custom tables from extremely detailed database of worldwide education statistics.

Search the major database for international labor-related statistics, produced by the International Labour Office (ILO). Includes data on employment, unemployment, hours, wages, labor cost, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, strikes, household income/expenditures, migration.

This site produced by the U.S. Census Bureau provides extensive comparative labor data for the U.S. and nine other major industrialized countries from North America, Europe, and Asia.

This database includes current economic and social data on countries worldwide. The Industry data includes select data on energy, mining, manufacturing, transport, and construction.

The United Nations sponsored commodity trade statistics database. Create custom spreadsheets, tables, and graphs on trade between the countries worldwide.

This site features country profiles for trade, tariff, and infrastructure services.

Extensive array of economic and development data on the 30 OECD member nations. Select by country to view a wide range of reports and documents.