UN Data

What can you find in UN Data?

UN Data gives you direct access to 32 statistical databases from the UN and UN agencies such as WHO, FAO, ILO and UNESCO. Here you will find figures on economic and social conditions across the world – from energy and education to migration, health and tourism.

The portal brings together a broad selection of topics, including:

• agriculture
• crime
• development aid
• energy and environment
• population and migration
• labour market
• trade and transport
• science and technology

UN Data also includes figures from the IMF, World Bank and OECD. However, if you need data from these organisations, we recommend that you go directly to their own statistics portals. That is where you will find the most up-to-date and complete coverage.

How to navigate UN Data

Under Datamarts you will find three entry points that make it easier to orientate yourself:

• Datasets: an overview of the databases and their datasets. Click the info icon for a short description.
• Sources: a list of data providers.
• Topics: a topic-based entry point if you are searching by theme rather than specific datasets

You can also search directly:

• Keyword search: enter your search terms in the field at the top and click ‘Search’.
• Advanced search: select ‘More’ and then ‘Advanced search’ to filter more precisely.

Other databases you can access

UN Data also gives you access to:

• UN Comtrade: international trade statistics
• SDG Indicators: data for more than 120 indicators linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Statistical tables and country or region profiles: short overviews of economic, social, demographic and environmental conditions

When is UN Data useful?

UN Data is a good place to start if you:

• work with countries outside Europe
• are looking for social and economic indicators that are not available in OECD or Eurostat
• need broad, comparative data on development, population or global cooperation