print email comment close International Data Base (IDB) URL: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ Description: A computerized database "containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world." Combines data from country sources (especially censuses and surveys) with IPC's estimates and projections to provide information dating back as far as 1950 and as far ahead as 2050 (the amount of information available for each country may vary.) Includes data such as: population, vital statistics, migration, fertility, literacy, ethnicity, religion, languages, and labor force. From the U.S. Census Bureau's International Programs Center. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Demographic surveys Population -- Statistics LII Database Information: Record 9514 created by Carole Leita on 01/17/1999 Last modification on 02/20/2009 Published: 01/17/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9514