International Demography

POPINUnited Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
(UN World Population Trends reports, ICPD info, more)

  UNSYSTEMS

U.S. Census International Programs Center U.S. Census International Programs Center
(searchable international demographics database, HIV/AIDS summary tables, more)

U.S. Census Bureau list of worldwide statistical agencies

NationMaster
(Comparative population statistics in graph form)

CIA World Fact Book
(Presents information on the world's nations, including basic demographic descriptions)

PRB World Population Data Sheet

The Population Council
(Maintains sections for the journals Population and Development Review and Studies in Family Planning. Also offers job announcements, newsletters, and a collection of working paper abstracts)

Demographic and Health Surveys
(Contains a fair amount of supporting information for the DHS, including basic fact sheets for DHS surveys in participant nations, information on DHS status by region, and an online newsletter. Also hosts an basic indicator data engine.)

NIDI Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute
(Information on NIDI activities, as well as a comprehensive list of international Internet sites)

CIESIN
(Center for Earth Science Information Network. Well-organized and comprehensive source for demographic applications, as well as data and metadata.)

IUSSPThe International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
("The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) promotes scientific studies of demography and population-related issues. Originally founded in 1928 and reconstituted in 1947, the IUSSP is the leading international professional association for individuals interested in population studies. The IUSSP network includes almost 2000 members world-wide, one third of whom are from developing countries.")

IUSSP also maintains http://www.demopaedia.org/ the "Multilingual Encyclopedia on Population Studies"new

Eurostat
(A major source of European statistical information.)

CESSDA - Council of European Social Science Data Archives
(Graphical interface for locating data collections worldwide)

Office for National Statistics (UK)
(Official source for United Kingdom population statistics)

UK Resources on Demography (Intute,UK)
(General index for United Kingdom demography resources; Jan '06 archived copy)

Population Action International
(Devoted to world overpopulation issues)

Demographers Without Borders (DWB)
"DWB e-group is an international network of demographers working together to close the global divide and strengthen the links between south and north. Members may post queries and comments, initiate discussions and forward conference announcements, workshops and seminars and job vacancies. We encourage multidisciplinary input and views."


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