Data Sources for International Relations (SAIS)
Population, Migration & Gender Data Sources
- Demographic Yearbook (United Nations)Yearbooks online, 1948-present
- IPUMS SeriesFind data from 1960 to present, from 130 censuses from around the world, and U.S. population data back to 1850.
- U.S. Census Bureau International Data BaseDemographic data for 228 countries and areas of the world, covering 1950-present, with projections to 2050.
- United Nations Population Information NetworkGateway to a variety of UN websites with population data.
- World Population Prospects (United Nations)Population data from 1950, with projections to 2050.
- National Population Census of China This link opens in a new windowData of 2010 national census, plus 31 provinces, centrally administered municipalities, and 2872 units at county level.
- EIU China Province and City DataFocused on 31 provinces and select cities in China.
- Census Digital Library (India)A searchable repository of all publicly-available materials related to the India population censuses dating from the 1800s to present.
- Labour Migration Statistics (ILO)ILO's Migration page. Note the ILOSTAT Database has data you can manipulate for spreadsheets.
- International Migration Outlook (OECD)Find the most current OECD report.
- United Nations Population DivisionIncludes international migrant stock / flows and international migrant stock datasets
- UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)Site includes access to statistics and "The State of the World's Refugees" publications.
- Migration and Remittances (World Bank)Portal includes link to the Migration and Remittances Factbook and the Global Bilateral Migration database.
- Global Bilateral Migration Data Base (World Bank)Global matrices of bilateral migrant stocks spanning the period 1960-2000.
- Migration Data HubVia a non-partisan think-tank, MPI provides authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends.
- OECD Data This link opens in a new windowOn the left-hand side scroll to OECD International Migration Statistics.
- Center for Systemic Peace: DataData sets for forcibly displaced populations, major episodes of political violence, state failure, high casualty terrorist bombings, regime authority characteristics and transitions, coups d'etats, state fragility index and conflict in India.
- Immigration Statistics, (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security)Official U.S. statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau, Migration and Place of BirthImmigration data from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)CIS is a non-profit think tank devoted to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the US.
- The World's Women: Trends and Statistics (UN)Ongoing series from the United Nations.
- UNWomenUNWomen produces publications such as the Progress of the World’s Women, with statistical annexes.
- Woman Stats ProjectTo view data sets, you will need to register.
- OECD Gender EqualityIncludes data from non-OECD countries.
- State of the World's Children (UNICEF)Annual report.
- City Population (UNData)By sex, city, and city type.
- EIU China Province and City DataFocused on 31 provinces and select cities in China.
- World Urbanization Prospects (United Nations)Estimates and future projections of the urban and rural populations.
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