Research resources on the Internet Ja-Kyung Yoo Chief, ICT Applications Section Information, Communication and Space Technology Division UN ESCAP

Types of resources  Bibliographic citations  Statistics/Tables  Graphs/Maps  Full text reports/articles  Documents – laws, policies and regulations

Source of resources on the Web International organizations Universities/Population research institutes National statistical offices Donors (e.g. UNFPA, world bank, USAID etc) Web portals

Bibliographic citation Population Index primary reference tool to the world's population literature presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics website provides a searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period

Bibliographic citation POPLINE®(POPulation information onLINE) world's largest database on reproductive health provides more than 300,000 citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports subject field: population, family planning, fertility, population law and policy, adolescent RH, women and development, HIV/AIDS and STD, and related health issues funded primarily by the USAID

Statistical information United Nations Statistics Division Millennium indicators database Social indicators Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants Good practice InfoNation Population and vital statistics The world’s women 2000: trends and statistics

Statistical information UNESCAP Statistics Division  Asia and the Pacific in figures  Links to national statistical offices and UN Statistics Division Population Reference Bureau (PRB) - Datafinder

UN ESCAP Population programme UN Population Division  World urbanization data tables  World population 2002 UNFPA State of World Population UNFPA State of World Population - figures and tables World Bank  online data query online data query  World Development Indicators (WDI) database World Development Indicators  Data by country Data by country  Data by topic Data by topic  Quick reference tables Quick reference tables

Population laws, policies and regulations UN ESCAP population site Annual review of Population law

Directories, portals PRB – PopNet: directory of population related websitesPopNet Development gateway-online sources of population statistics ::Alan Guttmacher Institute Custom Table MakerAlan Guttmacher Institute Custom Table Maker ::Ameristat United States Population DataAmeristat United States Population Data ::Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) ::DHS STATcompiler (Macro International Inc. Demographic and Health Surveys)DHS STATcompiler (Macro International Inc. Demographic and Health Surveys) ::Dolphn (Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition)Dolphn (Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition) ::Eurostat, Statistical Office of the European CommunitiesEurostat, Statistical Office of the European Communities ::FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Statistical DatabaseFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Statistical Database ::MacroInternational HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators DatabaseMacroInternational HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database ::National and International Data Sources and Links (From the United Nations Statistics Division)National and International Data Sources and Links (From the United Nations Statistics Division) ::OECD Statistics Portal:OECD Statistics Portal ::Population Reference Bureau DataFinderPopulation Reference Bureau DataFinder ::UNAIDS HIV/AIDS Information and DataUNAIDS HIV/AIDS Information and Data ::UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Statistics DivisionUN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Statistics Division ::UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Statistical DivisionUN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Statistical Division ::UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ::United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global and Regional International Data CentresUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global and Regional International Data Centres

::UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) ::UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) Statistics PageUN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) Statistics Page ::UN Population Division Publications PageUN Population Division Publications Page ::UN Population Division World Population Prospects DatabaseUN Population Division World Population Prospects Database ::UN Statistics Division Demographic, Social and Housing StatisticsUN Statistics Division Demographic, Social and Housing Statistics ::UN Statistics Division Millenium Indicators DatabaseUN Statistics Division Millenium Indicators Database ::UNICEF Statistical DatabasesUNICEF Statistical Databases ::US Census BureauUS Census Bureau ::US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data and StatisticsUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data and Statistics ::World Bank Data and Statistics HomepageWorld Bank Data and Statistics Homepage ::World Bank Data on PovertyWorld Bank Data on Poverty ::World Bank GenderStatsWorld Bank GenderStats ::World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population StatisticsWorld Bank Health, Nutrition and Population Statistics ::World Bank Millenium Development Goals Website: MDG-related DataWorld Bank Millenium Development Goals Website: MDG-related Data ::World Health Organization Links to National Health-Related WebsitesWorld Health Organization Links to National Health-Related Websites ::World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) ::UN Statistics Division Common Database [subscription is required]UN Statistics Division Common Database ::World Bank Development Indicators [subscription is required]World Bank Development Indicators

Population and Reproductive Health site of the Development gateway: a portal on reproductive health issuesDevelopment gateway

University sites with population programme IIPS site Chulaongkorn University College of Population Studies Mahidol University Institute for Population and Social Research Demography and Sociology Program at ANU:

Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University: Population Studies Center, Univ. of Pennsylvania:

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