Online Sources of Population Statistics

This site provides links to data sources used to produce statistical tables and graphics for the Environmental Statistics site. References have been extracted from the CEQ 1997 Annual Report and updated as of December 31, 2000.

 

Links to Online Reports, Databases, and Websites

Agency Title Abstract
     
Executive Office of the President Livable Communities Initiative Links to reports, tools and resources to help communities across America grow in ways that ensure a high quality of life and strong local economies.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Statistical Abstract of the United States Standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Includes a selection of data on Geography and Environment.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division National Population Estimates Monthly national population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin for the United States.
  State Population Estimates For states each year: total population estimates, estimates by age and sex, and estimates by race and Hispanic origin
  Metropolitan Area Population Estimates Metropolitan area total population estimates in odd-numbered years.
  Geographic Mobility/Migration of U.S. Population Links to four (unrelated) sources of migration data on the Census Internet site.
  Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 Data from each census.
  65+ in the United States Examines population profile and growth; racial, ethnic, and gender diversity and change; health, social, and economic profile; and future implications.
  World Population Profile: 1998 Compendium and analysis of data on population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use, and related demographic topics.
  World Population: 1950 to 2050 Latest estimates and projections of world population.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Historical Poverty Tables from the Current Population Survey: 1959 to 1999 Poverty data are from the annual Current Population Survey.
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN), UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs World Population Projections to 2150 Summary of report which provides long-range population projections.
  World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision Official United Nations world population estimates and projections. Download data in pdf format or excel spreadsheet.
  Population in 1999 and 2000: All Countries Comprehensive tables from World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision in pdf format.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) The State of World Population 2000 Current report focuses on gender inequality and the consequences.

 

Last Updated on Monday, July 30, 2001