Data and statistics : General

The subjects in the catalogue are in Catalan. If you search for the subject Estadística you will find documents about this science. If you look for statistical data, the following subjects may be useful: Estadística - Anuaris or Estadística - Bases de dades. If you are looking for data on a specific topic or geographical area, search by keyword adding estadístiques. For example: Catalunya treball estadístiques, Barcelona salut estadístiques.

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While some documents can be found in our library under the topographical sections 31 (General Statistics) and 312 (Demography), the majority of the collection is housed at the Social Sciences Library, where the Statistics Unit is located.

• Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat). All types of statistical data (population, economy, society) and also by geographical areas. It has different publications and among them the Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia.
• Open government. Website of the Generalitat de Catalunya with public data from different agencies
• Barcelona's town hall. It has a Statistics Department with data by districts / neighbourhoods and topics. For municipal statistics, in addition to the IDESCAT, the websites of each city halls usually provides information, and many of them have open data portals.

• National Statistics Institute . It includes the INEBase, a database with all its statistical information, and it elaborates diverse publications of statistical synthesis (Statistical yearbook of Spain, Spain in figures, etc.). Its website includes a directory of international scope (regions, ministries, agencies by countries, international organisations, etc.).
• Datos.gob.es. Website of the Spanish government. It allows to consult statistics, surveys and projections provided  by public administrations  and that can be reused freely. You can filter by economic sector, date, etc.
• Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS). It carries out different studies based on surveys: electoral, monthly barometers of public opinion or on monographic topics.

• Eurostat. Statistical Office of the European Union. It includes indicators, general statistics, by economic sector, country (with maps and an interactive atlas), etc. A database allows browsing or searching by topic. It produces diverse publications.
•  European Data Portal. It collects information from more than 70 data catalogues of the states member of the European Union.
•  EU Open data portal.  It gives statistical information elaborated by the institutions and other organisms of the EU. The data can be reused, linked and redistributed.
•  European statistical information.  INE webpage with links, information about Eurostat, etc.

• UNData. Global indicators across all topics, collected by the United Nations. Data can be browsed by databases, data sources, or topics.
• World dataBank. Indicators covering all topics and countries worldwide, with data available since 1960. Compiled by the World Bank.
• DataStream. A comprehensive statistical database focused on finance, business, and the economy. Available at the Social Sciences Library.
• International Monetary Fund. The IMF website offers several statistical databases and publications. 
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD provides a comprehensive statistics portal covering a wide range of thematic areas.