Next month’s UN World Data Forum in Medellin comes at a critical time for the development of data and statistics and a chance to renew our shared agenda. Last month, global leaders gathered here in ...

The National Accounts Main Aggregates Database presents a series of analytical national accounts tables from 1970 onwards for more than 200 countries and areas of the world. It is the product of a ...

The Population and Vital Statistics Report presents most recent data on population size (total, male and female) from the latest available census of the population, national official population ...

With so many international conferences, what makes the UN World Data UNWDF (UNWDF) different from other global gatherings? As we approach the fifth UNWDF in Medellín this November, I want to reflect ...

Following one of the main recommendations contained in the report entitled "A World That Counts" , presented in November 2014 by the United Nations Secretary-General's Independent Expert and Advisory ...

Since its inception in 2017, the UN World Data Forum (UNWDF) has evolved into a key global event for data and statistics. Starting with 2,000 attendees at its first forum in Cape Town, South Africa, ...

The United Nations Demographic Yearbook collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948 ...

The Good Practices Database, established in 2000, provides reference material from countries on the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, in particular examples of policies and practices in ...

The Population and Vital Statistics Report presents most recent data on population size (total, male and female) from the latest available census of the population, national official population ...

The United Nations Statistics Division maintains a Learning Management System, which hosts e-learning courses developed by UNSD, as well as e-learning courses developed under the UN Committee of ...

At the midpoint of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, a sobering reality emerges: the world is falling short of meeting most of the Goals by 2030. While certain areas have witnessed progress, ...