The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized source of demographic and socio-economic statistics for all countries of the world. The IDB was created in the US Census Bureau’s International Programs Center in response to the information requirements of IPC staff to meet the needs of organizations that sponsor IPC’s research efforts. The IDB provides quick access to specialized information, with emphasis on demographic measures, for individual countries or selected groups of countries. The IDB 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. Because the IDB is maintained at IPC as a research tool in response to sponsor requirements, the amount of information available for each country may vary.
The major types of data available in the IDB include: Population by age and sex ; Vital rates, infant mortality, and life tables; Fertility and child survivorship; Migration; Marital Status; Family planning; Ethnicity, religion, and languague; Literacy; Labor force, employment, and income; Households. Data is for national population, with selected data by urban/rural residence, age and sex.
Data is for the period from 1950 to present, with projections to 2050. Sources are: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Estimates and Projections; National Statistics Offices; United Nations and Specialized Agencies Agencies (ILO, UNESCO, WHO)
WWW site provides access to the data (automatically prepares a standard report for each country). The database can also be downloaded for installation on a PC.