Data & Statistics

The following web sites contain datasets related to housing and land.

World Bank:
World Bank Data & Statistics. Urban Development data with link to World Bank online databases.

World Wide Web Resources
(While we hope you might find the links below of interest, please note the World Bank is not responsible for the content of the following links.)

• European Mortgage Federation.  
• Global Urban Observatory Database. UN-HABITAT.  Includes Urban Indicators, UNCHS-Citibase, Human Settlements Statistics, Data House, and City Profiles.
• UNECE Environment and Human Settlements Division. This database is maintained by the Environment and Human Settlements Division, with specific reference to data on housing and building. Data are collected for the ECE Bulletin of Housing and Building Statistics and through the Country Profiles on the Housing Sector from a number of both national and international sources.
• The World Gazetteer.  Current population figures for cities, towns, and administrative divisions of all countries.