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UrbanInfo Database

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: Contains comprehensive national statistics on urban development collected for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Data on the following categories and topics provided by UNHabitat are available on the national level:

  • Demography: Population; Sex-age structure; Urbanization; Fertility/Life expectancy; Household; Migration.
  • Economy: National accounts; Labour; Income distribution; Poverty; Household expenditure; Public expenditure.
  • Land/Natural resources: Land use; Deforestation.
  • Housing: Housing stock; Occupancy; Tenure of households; Housing construction; Housing facilities; Building materials.
  • Infrastructure/Services: Safe water; Sanitation services; Health; Education; Transport/Communication; Energy.


Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Business, Economics & Industry
Publicly Available Resources
Statistics (numeric data)

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