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Canada: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada catalogues and publications
- Search Statistics Canada's current publications and research papers in print and electronic formats.
- Search Statistics Canada Library's online catalogue for current and discontinued publications.
- The Daily: official release of Statistics Canada data. Includes the latest Indicators on Canada’s economy, land, people and the State.
Census of Population
- Latest Census: 2021 Census
- Previous censuses (2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996)
- Community Profiles. 2021 / 2016 /
2011 /
2006 /
2001 /
1996
Contains free tabular data for all communities in Canada (cities, town, villages, Indian Reserves and Indian Settlements, etc.) on population, education, income, families and dwellings, births and deaths. A map of the area is available. -
Historical Statistics of Canada: from Confederation in 1867 to the mid 1970s. See also: the first and second editions (in print)
- Census of Canada - Digitized Historical Census files (Library and Archives Canada): from 1825 - 1900's
- Census of Canada (University of Toronto Map and Data Library): Very extensive guide to data tables, maps and digitized (pdf) volumes.
- Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871 (Queen's University Library)
Data tables and databases
- Search Statistics Canada's Data Tables
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Canadian Census Analyser (via CHASS): a search and retrieval system for the Census of Canada back to 1961.
- Odesi: Odesi
is a portal giving access to a wide range of statistical data including public microdata files from Statistics Canada.
- Other statistical databases, from the Databases by subject page.
- See also: Government Information
Governmental sites for cities, provinces & territories
United States
- U.S. Census Bureau: including QuickFacts
- Federal Government and Statistical Agencies: links to key federal agencies that may provide statistics.
- National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: including Economy at a Glance | Consumer Expenditure Surveys.
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Historical Statistics of the United States: comprehensive statistical portrait of the U.S. from colonial times to the present.
World
International comparative statistics
- UNData: official statistics produced by countries and compiled by the UN data system; indicators, estimates, projections.
- World Bank: World Development Indicators (WDI)
| Global Financial Development |
DataBank (The World Bank) |
World Bank Open Data.
- EuroStat: European Union.
- Nationmaster.com: An independent website which compiles statistics from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, and the World Bank.
- International statistical organizations: compiled by Statistics Canada.
- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Individual governments
- International Statistical Agencies on the Web: University of Wisconsin.
More sources of world statistics
- Population Reference Bureau: population and health data.
U.S. and International Microdata
- ICPSR: a large data repository for the social sciences. Focuses on U.S. topics, but international and Canadian datasets are also included.
- IPUMS: provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community contexts.
- GESIS (Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences): Major European social sciences research institute. Datasets are available on a variety of socio-economic topics of European and international interest.
