The University of Texas at Austin

Demographic Data Resources

United States | International

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Available to UT Law faculty, staff, and students - Resource only available to UT-Austin Law School students, faculty, and staff.
Available to the UT-community - Resource available to all members of the UT-Austin community, including Law School students, faculty, and staff.
Available to the public - Resource available to the general public.

Some databases otherwise restricted to the Law School or the UT-Austin community may be available to patrons who use on-site computers within the Library.

$$- Fee based resource.

-Print resource.

United States

ClaritasAvailable to the public
"Provides details about demographics, consumer behavior and segmentation."
http://www.claritas.com/claritas/Default.jsp?ti=3&ci=1&pn=freeinfo

Department of Homeland Security Available to the public
Contains data and statistics about immigration including the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics and profiles of Legal Permanent Residents and Naturalized Citizens.

http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/

ERsysAvailable to the public
"Covers over 2600 U.S. cities with detailed information on demographics."
http://www.ersys.com/

FedStatsAvailable to the public
Access to federal statistics and information produced by more than 70 federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Free LunchAvailable to the public
Free downloadable economic, demographic and financial data.
http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp


LexisNexis StatisticalAvailable to the UT-community

Provides indexing and abstracts for federal, state, and international statistical publications as well as selected business and professional publications containing statistics. Approximately 20% of the federal statistical publications are available in full text.
Includes all content from the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS).
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=226

National survey of America's FamiliesAvailable to the public
Data about the well-being of America's families.
http://www.urban.org/center/anf/nsaf.cfm

Population Reference BureauAvailable to the public
Analyzes "complex demographic data and research to provide the most objective, accurate, and up-to-date population information in a format that is easily understood."
http://www.prb.org/datafind/datafinder7.htm

Population Research InstituteAvailable to the public
"Data sets fall within these three signature themes: interdisciplinary perspectives on family processes, interdisciplinary perspectives linking individual, family and population health over time and
demographic perspectives on inequality and opportunity."
http://www.pop.psu.edu/general/research.htm

Social Statistics Briefing RoomAvailable to the public
Easy access to U.S. demographic data.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html


State of the Cities Data System
Available to the public
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs.
http://socds.huduser.org/index.html

United States Census BureauAvailable to the public

The major collector and provider of data about the economy and people of the United States.
http://www.census.gov
Most requested statistics from the Census Bureau (Cornell University)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/mostRequestedStatistics.html

American FactFinderAvailable to the public
Primary site from the U.S. Census Bureau.
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Statistical Abstract of the United StatesAvailable to the public
The basic manual for U.S. data.
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html

Data FerrettAvailable to the public
Data mining and extracting tool from the U.S. government.
http://dataferrett.census.gov/

Texas State Data Center and Office of the State DemographerAvailable to the public

Functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas.  Also disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas, as well as other information from the federal government, state government, and other sources.

http://txsdc.utsa.edu/

University of Michigan Documents CenterAvailable to the public
Demographic and Housing statistical resources.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stdemog.html

International Resources

Britannica OnlineAvailable to the UT-community

Choose "world data" in the left column to find statistical data by country.
http://search.eb.com/

Europa World OnlineAvailable to the UT-community
Covers demographic information in over 250 countries and territories from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=401

EurostatAvailable to the public
Statistical Agency for the European Union.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat

Globalhealthfacts.orgAvailable to the public
Data, by country, for "HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators." Features tables, charts, and color-coded maps which "can be downloaded for custom analyses." Data is viewable by country or by topic.
http://globalhealthfacts.org/

Historical Supplement to the Demographic Yearbook (ICPSR Study No. 7892)Available to the UT-community
"Presents time series data on population size, age, sex, urban/rural residence, natality, mortality, and nuptiality as well as selected  derived measures concerning these components of population change for countries of the world over a 30-yeartime period."
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/org/index.html

International Financial StatisticsAvailable to the UT-community
Downloadable population tables.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=389

LexisNexis StatisticalAvailable to the UT-community

Provides indexing and abstracts for federal, state, and international statistical publications as well as selected business and professional publications containing statistics. Approximately 20% of the federal statistical publications are available in full text.
Includes all content from the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS).
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=226

United Nations Statistics DivisionAvailable to the public
Compendium of demographic statistics. Also includes link to national and international statistical publications.
http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/

United Nations Demographic Yearbook SystemAvailable to the public
Collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.htm

United Nations Demographic Yearbook
Source of basic statistical data for over 200 countries or areas. Includes trends in population, fertility, mortality, marriage and divorce, international migration and population census data.
Perry-Castañeda (Main) Library (PCL)
Reference HA 17 D45

United Nations Population Information NetworkAvailable to the public
Provides access to reports, newsletters  and the POPIN Electronic Library, which in turn has links to relevant bibliographic databases e.g. Population Index Online, Popline.
http://www.un.org/popin/

UNICEFAvailable to the public
Provides demographic statistics arranged by country.
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html

United States Census Bureau International Data Base (IDB)Available to the public
Demographic and socio-economic data, with trends and projections.
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html

World Development Indicators OnlineAvailable to the UT-community

1960 - present. (World Bank) Updated monthly. An extensive collection of data about development. Provides more than 550 times series covering demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources and environmental topics for more than 200 countries and 18 country groups. You can choose several ways of displaying the data: index, percentage change, and graphs, and can export the result in standard formats.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=465


For additional demographic data resources (including Texas, U.S. and International resources), consult:


University of Texas Libraries - Statistics and Demographics-Resources.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/statistics.html
University of Texas Population Research Center
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/resources/

Last updated on March 20, 2008.