City Populations 1950-2015 (UN)
Populations of capital cities and urban agglomerations (750,000 persons or more in year 2000) for the period 1950-2015.

Ethnologue, Languages of the World (SIL International)
Provides information on languages by country as well as number of speakers, language names, codes and families.

Millennium Indicators (United Nations Statistics Division)
Socioeconomic indicators for countries 1989-present. Indicators are being used to monitor implementation of the goals and targets of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The PCBS provides official statistics on demographic, social, economic and environmental states and trends. English and Arabic versions of the site are available.

Population Index (Princeton University, Office of Population Research)
Abstracts of books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials published on population topics from 1986 onwards.

Population Information Network for Western Asia (UN ESCWA)
A comprehensive population information gateway for the Arab region, this website provides news and issues, links to population organizations, databases, publications, country-specific indicators, and other resources. URL: http://www.escwa.org.lb/popin/index.html

Population Trends 1950-2050 (UN)
Provides statistics for 228 countries and 33 regions including total population, population density, urban/rural population, age and sex, median age, growth rate, fertility rate, life expectancy at birth, net migration rate, births/deaths. Years covered include 1950-2050. Country profiles with 25 indicators are also provided.

Population Trends 1950-2050 (USCB)
Demographic and socioeconomic trend data for 227 countries and regions for the years 1950-2050. Displays population pyramids for countries.

Social Indicators (United Nations Statistics Division)
Indicators on population, youth and elderly populations, human settlements, water supply/sanitation, health, child-bearing, education, literacy, income, and unemployment.

UN World Marriage Patterns 2000
Data on the timing and prevalence of marriage for 199 countries or areas.

Urban/Rural Population Trends 1950-2030 (UN)
Provides for world regions and countries total/rural/urban populations, percentage urban/rural, growth rates, and annual rates of change for the period 1950-2030.