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Primary way to access Census Bureau data, including releases from the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census and more. Use data.census.gov to view, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business.
The home of the U.S. Government’s open data.
Access to over 400,000 data sets of federal and state level (some city/SMA) time series data sets. US data sets from the Census, Commerce, Energy, Federal Reserve, Labor, and Treasury departments. Also includes LIBOR, Australia, Japan and the Central Bank of Europe.
The GSS contains a standard core of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Among the topics covered are civil liberties, crime and violence, intergroup tolerance, morality, national spending priorities, psychological well-being, social mobility, and stress and traumatic events.
The primary way to access Census Bureau data, including upcoming releases from the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census, and more.
The online version of a 5-volume set that provides data on the United States popuiation going back to 1790
Tool to visualize and interact with data, create maps, charts, reports and downloads related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
The European Union collects a large number of statistics about its member countries.
NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources. Using the search forms, you can get maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease. With data compared across 305 countries and over 5,000 specific categories to analyze, this site offers a wealth of information. Select 'countries' to view the list offered and see information such as: Cost of Living, Environment, Industry, Lifestyle, etc
A non-profit organization providing statistics and publication on population trends throughout the world, focusing on the effects of population growth on economics, health and the environment.
UNdata
Find international statistics collected by the United Nations and related organizations.
Select a country, then browse by topic. Topics include oil and gas, private sector development, finance, etc.
Provides reports and publications regarding gender in developing countries and World Bank programs focusing on gender.
Contains sets of surveys of people throughout the world capturing their beliefs and values.