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Population and Housing Censuses Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean: 1960-2017

By Social Sector (VPS/SCL/SCL)

The Population and Housing Censuses database contains the censuses harmonized in such a way as to provide comparable census information over time and across countries. The variables in these databases are constructed under a common approach and structure, with standardized names, definitions, and disaggregations, and stored in a single file for each country. Currently, the harmonization of Population and Housing Censuses includes databases for 22 countries. The indicators are categorized into seven themes: demographics, education, labor market, housing, income, migration, and diversity. When possible, we add multiple disaggregations for indicators. The available disaggregations are ethnicity, gender, age, education level, and area of geographic residence. The management and harmonization of this database are provided by the Social Sector (SCL) of the Vice Presidency of Knowledge and Sectors to strengthen the analytical content of projects and studies.

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Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/hjgxycvx
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Citation

Inter-American Development Bank, 2022, Population and Housing Censuses Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean: 1960-2017, IDB Open Data, https://doi.org/10.60966/hjgxycvx
Issued date 2022-03-16
Modified date 2025-04-10
Tags/Keywords Development · Education · Employment · Income · Poverty
Language English
Temporal coverage 1960-2017
Geographic coverage
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Regional coverage Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Observational Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data

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