Social Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean

By Social Sector (VPS/SCL/SCL)

Social Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean is a diverse dataset of indicators designed to capture social conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The social indicators are derived from national household survey data, Censuses, and other sources, covering 21 countries from 1990 to the present. While the social indicators encompass traditional global metrics, the database also features tailor-made indicators in five areas to more accurately capture conditions in LAC. Those include:

  1. Demographics
  2. Education
  3. Labor Market
  4. Housing, and
  5. Income

Moreover, unlike traditional aggregate indicators, the social indicators are disaggregated by:

  • ethnicity and race (when available)
  • gender
  • geographic residence
  • education, and
  • income quintile.

The indicators are not intended to serve as official data for any particular country but instead aim to provide a comparable set of social indicators for the Latin American region.

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Metadata & use

Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/qtp2zxqd
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Citation

Inter-American Development Bank, 2021, Social Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean, IDB Open Data, https://doi.org/10.60966/qtp2zxqd

Published date 2021-11-08
Modified date 2025-09-24
Tags/Keywords Education · Employment · Gender · Health · Migration · Social Protection
Language English
Accrual Periodicity

Quarterly

Temporal coverage 1990-2023
Country
Argentina
Bahamas
Mexico
Panama
Venezuela
Barbados
Peru
Puerto Rico
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Belize
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Observational Data
Statistical type Panel Data
Data structure Structured Data
Dataset unit of observation

Indicator-Year

Data notes

More than 150 indicators disaggregated by ethnicity and race, gender, geographic residence, education, and income quintile.

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