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Population -- Statistics American Communities Project 
 Using 2000 census data, "these pages offer information and analyses of how the racial and ethnic composition of metropolitan areas has shifted in the last ten years, and how increasing diversity is experienced at the level of local neighborhoods." From Brown University's Initiative in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences. http://www.s4.brown.edu/S4/projects.htm Topics: Black Resources, Housing, Social Science, Statistics Last updated Jan 11, 2006 GeoHive: Global Statistics
Contains statistics "on the human population and Earth in general. The main kind of data you can find here is on the population of regions, countries, provinces and cities ... [and] statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure and more." Includes rankings, charts, and selected historical and projected statistics on population. From a hobbyist using statistics from official sources. http://www.geohive.com/ Topics: Social Science, Statistics Last updated Nov 11, 2006 International Data Base (IDB)
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. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ Topics: Social Science, Statistics Last updated Feb 20, 2009 UNFPA
"UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes." The site provides information about programs with purposes such as preventing HIV infection and making motherhood safer, publications such as the "State of World Population," and country profiles with statistical information. Searchable. Available in several languages. http://www.unfpa.org/public/ Topics: International Governments, Regions of the World, Social Issues, Social Science, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Women's Health Last updated Sep 24, 2009 World Population Data Sheet
This site "contains the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for more than 200 countries, including births, deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, total fertility, life expectancy, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive use, GNI PPP per capita, land area, and population per square mile." Also available in French and Spanish. Produced by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2008/2008wpds.aspx Topics: Families, Health, Social Science, Statistics, Women, Women's Health Last updated May 23, 2009 World Population Trends
This United Nations site contains the 2000 population count for most of the countries in the world, as well as other files on world population growth, milestones, estimates to 2050, demographic impact of HIV / AIDS, ageing statistics, oldest-old (on how many people are over 80, 90 and 100, etc.), South to North migration flows, and child mortality estimates, among others. http://www.un.org/popin/wdtrends.htm Topics: International Governments, Social Science, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 15, 2002 Worldmapper: The World as You've Never Seen It Before
This site features cartograms, maps showing global regions "re-sized according to the subject of interest." Some of the many map subjects include births, total population, children, elderly, refugees, immigrants, tourism, transportation, and imports and exports. Maps are available in a printable poster format, and are accompanied by explanatory text and data files. A collaboration among the University of Sheffield (England), University of Michigan, and other groups. http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/ Topics: Maps Last updated Apr 26, 2006 |
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