Offers access to reports and interactive maps for the U.S. Census (1790-present), World Development Indicators (1960-2013), and Eurostat (European Union data), among others. A project of Queens College, sponsored by the New York Times and the National Science Foundation.
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. (2013-2017)
Contains more than 37,000 annual time series of quantitative historical information covering population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations. Covers the colonial period to the present.
The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010.
Digital copies of hundreds of volumes of census volumes. These are scanned copies of the print volumes produced at the release of each census since 1790. They are not a complete set, but provide the vast majority of important documents. Included are tables for census tracts, counties, cities, etc.
An interesting source for exploring late 19th century US Census data. Published in 1870, 1880, and 1890 (reborn as the Census Atlas in 2000), the Statistical Atlas offers visualizations of Census data related to population, religion, ethnicity, education, and more.
Offers access to reports and interactive maps for the U.S. Census (1790-present), World Development Indicators (1960-2013), and Eurostat (European Union data), among others. A project of Queens College, sponsored by the New York Times and the National Science Foundation.
International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-2000 by Brian Mitchell
Updated to 2000 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for the last 250 years for countries on the American continent. Includes statistics that can be compared across countries.
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 by Brian Mitchell
Updated to 2002 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for the last 250 years. Includes data that can be compared across multiple countries.
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2000 by Brian Mitchell
Updated to 2000 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for European countries over the last 250 years. Includes statistics that can be compared across countries.
"How was life in 1820, and how has it improved since then?... [This report] presents the first systematic evidence on long-term trends in global well-being since 1820 for 25 major countries and 8 regions in the world covering more than 80% of the world's population."
International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-2000 by 
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 by 
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2000 by 
How Was Life? Global Well-Being since 1820 by 
